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‘Zwarte Piet is not an exception’ – the long history of racism in NL at last on show

Czech film director Miloš Forman would have turned 90 on Friday

In October 2003 the Latvian press carried a number of articles about the Latvian anarchist Janis Zhaklis. These were largely based on the work of Philip Ruff who, after twenty years of research into the Siege of Sidney Street has identified Zhaklis as the most famous Latvian in London: Peter the Painter. His hunt through the archives continues but before the full story is published we thought it worth posting this article to whet your appetites. Pauls Bankovskis, who wrote this piece is a well-known journalist and novelist. His 2002 novel, Mister Latvia, was based on some of the characters in...

History (American and European) informs us that the celebration of Christmas was once banned in Britain and the North American colonies.

The Luxembourg Heritage Society of Northwest Iowa is getting in the holiday mood. The Christmas meeting of the Society will take place Saturday, December 11, at 9:30 a.m., in the meeting room of the...