Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
November 2, 1985 In Czechoslovakia’s capital city, Karlovo náměstí station became part of the inaugural section of Line B of the rapid transit system known as the Prague Metro to be opened. This section covers three miles (4.9 kilometers) between Florenc and Smíchovské nádraží stations. At the time, Czechoslovakia was still under communist rule. That... Continue Reading →
January 3, 1922 The Aero Letňany A.10, which was the first commercial aircraft to be built in Czechoslovakia, made its inaugural flight. (Czechoslovakia came into existence in 1918 after breaking free from the Austro-Hungarian Empire; it remained a sovereign state until peacefully dissolving into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.) The Aero Letňany A.10 – also... Continue Reading →
