Yugoslavia’s historic 1970 World Championship gold
Anyone who remembers May 23, 1970, knows exactly what happened that day. For those who do not, here is the answer: in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia defeated the United States national team...
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Jeux Sans Frontières
If you grew up in the 1970s or 1980s, you probably eagerly postponed going to bed just to watch this show! You might have chosen a team to support, followed...
To Trieste for Jeans
As early as the 1950s, several million people a year were crossing the Italian–Yugoslav border, primarily local residents, but also farmers who went to cultivate land on the other side....
Physical Education
Older generations remember a time when physical education was one of the important subjects in school and was approached with great seriousness. These are the generations that grew up in...
The musical Hair at Atelier 212
The famous musical Hair by Gerome Ragni and James Rado premiered on the stage of Atelje 212 on May 19, 1969, as the fourth production in the world and the...
Comrade Tito has died
The lifelong president of the SFR Yugoslavia and the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, died on this day 45 years ago after a 122-day battle with an...
May 1st, Labor Day
In the decree published in the Official Gazette of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, signed by President Josip Broz Tito in 1945, it is stated:“May 1st is declared a public holiday....
9th May – Victory Day
Victory Day over Fascism is the day when Nazi Germany signed its capitulation in the Second World War. It is celebrated on May 9, although the war itself finally ended...
Youth Day – May 25.
May 25 was once widely celebrated throughout Yugoslavia as Youth Day and the birthday of Josip Broz Tito. Although Tito was officially born on May 7, this day was observed...
Program Interruption
Do You Remember the Image that Indicated a Program Interruption? Back in Yugoslavia, when there was a program interruption on TV, a terrifying beeping sound would be heard, and unusual...
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