Tag: history
Andras Toro, the Hungarian kayaker who dreamed of America
Eight years after the great Hungarian defection at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, athlete Andras Toro defected at the 1964 Tokyo Games. A canoe specialist, he sought asylum in the United…
The two revolutions of the Paris metro, from 1900 to today
The dream of a metro for Paris dates back to the very beginning of the Third Republic. Three decades later, line 1 was inaugurated for the 1900 World’s Fair. Twelve…
Last Sunday was the hottest day in the world’s measurement history | News in brief
The temperatures of the previous 13 months have been significantly higher than before. Last Sunday was the warmest day ever recorded by humans globally, the European environmental information service Copernicus…
East German luge specialist Ute Gähler
Ute Gähler is one of the only Olympic deserters to have disappeared during the Winter Olympics! It was in Innsbrück in 1964 that this East German luge specialist disappeared, before…
Crowdstrike’s mistake last week may have been the worst software failure in history: more than 5,000 flights have been canceled, health care in Britain still in trouble | Foreign countries
The update bug only affected 1% of all Windows users in the world, but the mess may take weeks to clean up. The mess of Crowdstrike, which messed up millions…
Biden withdrew, eyes turned to Kamala Harris! If elected, it will be a first in US history
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will not be a candidate in the November elections. Biden has indicated that Vice President Kamala Harris will be the candidate to…
Kamala Harris, the Democratic asset who could make history
Vice President Kamala Harris, who received the support of Joe Biden after announcing Sunday that she was withdrawing from the race for the White House, could write a new page…
E-sport: Africa conquering the world?
The International Olympic Committee will launch the first e-sports Olympic Games in Saudi Arabia in 2025. A competition separate from the traditional Summer and Winter Olympics. How is Africa preparing…
Football: SVT’s expert Hanna Marklund on Sweden’s playoff path: “Was the biggest fiasco in the history of Swedish football”
Hear Hanna Marklund’s reasoning about Sweden’s playoff draw in the player above. Sweden failed to secure a direct ticket to the European Championships in Switzerland in 2025 and now a…
Guinean judoka Facinet Keita
Facinet Keita is a Guinean judoka. He is one of the 82 athletes who deserted during the London Olympics. Unlike others, his asylum application was an obstacle course. His story…