Nazi Victim Football Player Commemorated in Budapest István Tóth Potya, a Hungarian football player murdered by the Gestapo, was commemorated by the Ambassador of Israel and the... 2021.02.17.
Fate of Controversial Turul Statue Near Arrow-Cross Killings Still in Limbo For now the Turul statue in the 12th district (Hegyvidék) will not be removed. Although originally it was erected to... 2021.02.02.
Passing of Last Hungarian Puma War Pilot Marked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday marked the passing of First Lieutenant Endre Frankó, the last World War 2 veteran... 2021.01.24.
Ágnes Keleti, Oldest Living Olympic Champion Turns 100 Five-time Olympic champion, Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti, reached her 100th birthday. Not only one of the most successful Hungarian athletes,... 2021.01.11.
Russia: Friend or Foe? The last Soviet Russian soldiers left Hungary in 1991 after a 47-year long occupation that has left a long-lasting, less... 2020.11.15.
Monument to Former PM Pál Teleki Erected in Krakow A new memorial to Count Pál Teleki has been erected in Krakow. Teleki, as the Prime Minister of Hungary, gave... 2020.11.05.
Hungary’s History in Just 14 Steps – the National Archives’ New Exhibition There was a new exhibition-opening on the 25th of August 2020 at the National Archives of Hungary, Budapest. It is... 2020.09.06.
Mihály Bartha, 96-year Old Úzvölgye Veteran Decorated with Hungarian Order of Merit Úzvölgye (Valea Uzului) veteran Mihály Bartha has been decorated with the Hungarian Knight's Cross Order of Merit. Bartha, aged 96,... 2020.08.03.
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day Marked in Budapest Roma Holocaust Memorial Day was marked in Budapest on Sunday, 76 years to the day after more than 3,000 Roma... 2020.08.02.
World War I Detonators Found Among Potatoes Imported from Normandy Potential explosive devices were found in Dunaegyháza from an imported consignment of potatoes from Normandy, the 1st Honvéd Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD)... 2020.05.11.
Valentine’s Day: Legendary Literary Loves February 14th - otherwise known as Valentine’s Day - is the day the whole world turns pink. Since the holiday... 2020.02.14.
Siege of Budapest Ended 75 Years Ago The Siege of Budapest ended exactly 75 years ago as the Soviet Red Army ousted the Nazi troops, while resulting... 2020.02.13.
Christmas in 20th Century Hungary Christmas is the time of the year when we celebrate love and kinship almost everywhere in the world, yet the... 2019.12.25.
Remembering the Doyen of Hungarian Politics, János Horváth – Witness of Dramatic and Promising Times János Horváth, the veteran politician who was the oldest member of Parliament for a long time and who lived through... 2019.12.02.
WW2 Bombs Defused in Evacuated Area of Buda Bomb disposal experts have defused two World War 2 explosives found at a construction site near the MOM shopping mall... 2019.04.10.
Former PM Pál Teleki’s Second Suicide Note Found Pál Teleki was Hungary's Prime Minister from 1920 to 1921 and later from 1939 until his death in 1941. He... 2019.04.03.
Govt Official: Don Disaster ‘Black Day of Hungarian Army’ The Don disaster is remembered in history as "the black day of the Hungarian army", a government official said on... 2019.01.11.
Szilárd Németh: Every Soldier Will Be Honored by Hungarians, Even Those Who Fought Against Us In Csólyospálos at the consecration of the refurbished graves of Hungarian and Soviet soldiers who died in World War II, State... 2018.08.27.
Yves de Daruvar, French Resistance Hero of Hungarian Origin, Dies at 97 On Monday, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron announced that French resistance hero Yves de Daruvar had passed away... 2018.05.30.
Unexploded World War 2 Bombs Discovered Near Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport During construction in the Airplane memorial park next to the Budapest airport, workers have discovered a number of unexploded munitions... 2017.05.23.
This Eye-Catching Animated Short Tells The Story Of An Exploded Hungarian World War Two Ship – Video! Hungarian film-maker Zoltán Áprily and illustrator András Baranyai have created an eye-catching animated short about the tragedy of an almost forgotten... 2016.11.09.
