On this day in 1999 – Kosovo War: An American Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk is shot down by a Yugoslav Army SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat.1yr ⋅ nastratin ⋅ r/europe
4 years ago, on 15 April 2019, a fire severely damaged Notre-Dame de Paris, destroying the cathedral's timber spire and much of the roof.1yr ⋅ nastratin ⋅ r/europe
On this day in 1875 – the Metre Convention is signed by 17 nations, leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.1yr ⋅ nastratin ⋅ r/europe
2 June 1946: Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day) the Italian National Day. In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.11mo ⋅ nastratin ⋅ r/europe
On this day in 1942: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich, Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia and principal architect of the Holocaust, is fatally wounded in Prague. He dies of his injuries eight days later.11mo ⋅ nastratin ⋅ r/europe
Romanian soldiers marching into captivity after being encircled on the Don Bend1yr ⋅ nastratin ⋅ r/Romania
In primele 9 luni din 2022, pensionarii speciali au devenit tot mai bogati. In timp ce pensia medie a crescut cu doar 6 lei, pensia speciala medie a crescut cu 822 de lei.1yr ⋅ nastratin ⋅ r/Romania
6 June 1944, D-Day: Operation Overlord - the Allied Normandy landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France (and later Western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.11mo ⋅ nastratin ⋅ r/europe
