Sir John Tusa anchored the top UK current affairs show Newsnight in the
1980s before heading the BBC World Service for seven years. Though today a
member of the British establishment, he was actually born in Czechoslovakia
The Czech Republic capped off celebrations of the 100th anniversary of
Czechoslovakia’s founding on Sunday with displays of fireworks – and
firepower – after a weekend packed full of parades, memorial acts and
US President Donald Trump and his then-wife Ivana were the target of an
extensive spying operation conducted by Czechoslovakia’s communist secret
service, (StB) together with “friends” from the KGB, The Guardian
reported in its Monday edition.
Thousands of people gathered to watch a fireworks display in Prague marking
the centenary of the birth of Czechoslovakia. The show started at 19 hours
18 minutes –symbolizing the year of the birth of Czechoslovakia 100 years
US President Donald Trump and his then-wife Ivana were the target of an
extensive spying operation conducted by Czechoslovakia’s communist secret
service, (StB) together with “friends” from the KGB, The Guardian
reported in its Monday edition.
The 1968 protest song Prayer for Marta, by Jindřich Brabec a Petr Rada,
made famous by singer Marta Kubišová, has won Czech Radio’s Hit of the
Century poll.
On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Czechoslovakia President
Miloš Zeman handed out state distinctions to leading personalities and
selected members of the public. Among the historical figures honoured in
US Secretary of Defence James Mattis has expressed deep regret over the
loss of Czech lives in Afghanistan in the past three months. The US
official, who took part in the celebrations marking 100 years since the
The Czech and Slovak prime ministers, Andrej Babiš and Peter Pellegrini
said, on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Czechoslovakia, that
due to seven decades of coexistance in a common state Czechs and Slovaks
are closer than any other nations in the world.
Exactly 100 years ago, on October 28th 1918, the new sovereign state of
Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire
the Czech lands and Slovakia had been part of for centuries. Two weeks
