“Every morning, walking from church to work, I would think, I wonder how long I will work here,” – recalls Elena Šuliauskaitė, Sister Gerarda, who in 1973 was dismissed from the then Vilnius…
The fast pace of life, emigration, and constant rushing are changing family habits – we increasingly hear that gathering all relatives around one table is becoming almost impossible. But…
If fewer festivals are held in the summer now and we are surprised by Lithuanian performers attracting tens of thousands of people, in 1996 everything was different. That summer there was no shortage…
Martha Lillard was the last patient in the United States to suffer from polio, using the so-called iron lungs daily. Although she had to spend most of her life…
Today we are used to seeing football referees wearing bright and modern outfits that ensure maximum comfort. However, at the beginning of the world football championships, referees’…
A photo with a “hipster,” presented as an alleged time traveler, has been circulating on social networks for years and confusing people’s minds. Read more Do you think the Lithuanian seaside is bad? Vaidas went to Poland and was left speechless Does this photo really prove that time travel is possible? This is exactly the…
In the Klaipėda district, near the Kukuliškiai hillfort close to Giruliai, archaeologists have been excavating a site for the third week, which provides new surprises every day. This area is being studied…
In the Western Desert of Egypt, an exceptionally well-preserved 1600-year-old city with a church, watchtowers, and bustling streets was discovered, reported the Daily Mail.
“This mill was very lucky – it always had careful and tidy millers working here. That’s why nothing here was stolen, drunk away, or broken,” says almost a century-old…
“I want to plan nothing for at least a couple of weeks,” – this is how the then President of Lithuania Algirdas Mykolas answered the question of how he planned his vacation in early June 1996…