2 April 2020
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Luxembourg Photothèque seeking images of daily life during Covid-19Take part! Luxembourg Photothèque seeking images of daily life during Covid-19 0The Photothèque in Luxembourg City is seeking to expand their coronavirus photo collection. 0002/04/2020
29 March 2020
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Pandemics before coronavirus: Cholera, Black Death, Spanish Flu in LuxembourgCoronavirus is currently tightening its stranglehold on the Grand Duchy but we'll travel back in time and have a look at other pandemics that haunted ... 1129/03/2020
25 March 2020
8 March 2020
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The French massacre of DifferdangeThis week, we take a trip back in time to an era when the Fortress of Luxembourg was under siege by France in 1794. The villages of Differdange, Oberkorn, ... 3308/03/2020
1 March 2020
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16 heists, 6 murders, 5 charred bodies: when the Waldbillig gang made violent crime historyDark Luxembourg 16 heists, 6 murders, 5 charred bodies: when the Waldbillig gang made violent crime history 0Violent murders, bombings, prostitution rings and shootings left their mark on the turbulent 1980s in Luxembourg. In the words of criminologist Armand ... 0001/03/2020
28 February 2020
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Rivalries, Battles and the Great ErmesindeRTL Today contributor Thomas Tutton delves into medieval times to uncover some of the most interesting stories from the ancient County of Luxembourg.28/02/2020
22 February 2020
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Project aims to cross borders, and to encourage thinking and acting on European levelAccording to Nancy Braun, it is the goal of Esch 2022 to grow together and help shape the future of the region. 0022/02/2020
21 February 2020
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Luxembourg before LuxembourgRTL Today contributor Thomas Tutton explores the founding of Luxembourg. 1121/02/2020
14 February 2020
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Think Luxembourg is tiny? Blame the BelgiansRTL Today contributor Thomas Tutton looks into the traumatic history of the three partitions of Luxembourg. 1114/02/2020
8 February 2020
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"Cruel, inhuman, and degrading": the death penalty in LuxembourgThis week, we have a closer look at the history of the death penalty in Luxembourg.08/02/2020
1 February 2020
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Deadly plane crashes in LuxembourgIn this series, we explore some of the darker and sometimes forgotten aspects of Luxembourg. Think sinister chapters of history, eerie folk tales, ... 0001/02/2020
31 January 2020
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Assassination attempts, resistance and starvation: Luxembourg under German occupation, 1914-18Luxembourg's History Assassination attempts, resistance and starvation: Luxembourg under German occupation, 1914-18RTL Today contributor Thomas Tutton concludes his series on Luxembourg and the First World War with a study of how Luxembourgers fared during the German ...31/01/2020
26 January 2020
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"Carnivorous beasts acquiring a taste for human flesh": when wild wolves still plagued LuxembourgDark Luxembourg "Carnivorous beasts acquiring a taste for human flesh": when wild wolves still plagued Luxembourg 0In this series, we explore some of the darker and sometimes forgotten aspects of Luxembourg. Think sinister chapters of history, eerie folk tales, ... 0026/01/2020
24 January 2020
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Unsung heroes: Luxembourgish volunteers in World War IRTL Today contributor Thomas Tutton takes a look at the Luxembourgers who joined up with Allied forces to fight against Germany during the First World War. 0024/01/2020
17 January 2020
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The Accidental Invasion: Luxembourg’s little-known role in the outbreak of World War ILuxembourg's history The Accidental Invasion: Luxembourg’s little-known role in the outbreak of World War I 0RTL Today contributor Thomas Tutton recounts the farcical tale of Germany’s abortive attempt to occupy Luxembourg in August 1914. 0017/01/2020
11 January 2020
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The mysterious end of the man who sent 3,000 Luxembourgers to their deathIn this series, we explore some of the darker and sometimes forgotten aspects of Luxembourg. Think sinister chapters of history, eerie folk tales, ... 4411/01/2020
3 January 2020
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Colonial complicity - Luxembourgers and the Belgian Congo - part threeLast week, we explored those Luxembourgers who were likely first to set foot in the Belgian Congo, including soldiers and engineers. In this week's ... 0003/01/2020
27 December 2019
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Colonial complicity - Luxembourgers and the Belgian Congo - part twoIn part two of our mini-series exploring Luxembourgish links to neighbouring Belgium's largest colony, the Belgian Congo, we move on to the facts about ... 2227/12/2019
21 December 2019
15 December 2019
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Explosions, snipers, and gory shootouts on Liberation Day in central LuxembourgIn this new series, we explore some of the darker and sometimes forgotten aspects of Luxembourg. Think sinister chapters of history, eerie folk tales, ... 1115/12/2019
14 December 2019
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The Battle of the Bulge, the bloody final hurdle of WWII in LuxembourgOver the weekend, Luxembourg and Belgium are hosting events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the last German offensive that ...14/12/2019
5 December 2019
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The news in WWII - the occupied papers and the Luxembourg BulletinWhen we think about the spirit of resistance during the German occupation of Luxembourg in World War II, we obviously think of one of Luxembourg's ... 0005/12/2019
29 November 2019
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A century of universal suffrage - how voting rights were expanded in 1919This year, Luxembourg is celebrating a crucial anniversary in the domain of democracy and citizenship. On 8 May 1919, all adults aged 21 and above and ... 0029/11/2019
27 November 2019
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The day Luxembourg was struck by one of the deadliest lightnings in historyDid you know that Luxembourg City fell prey to one of history's deadliest lightnings in the 19th century? 0027/11/2019
22 November 2019
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Winston Churchill and LuxembourgNetflix addicts and royal enthusiasts alike will have spent some time this week watching the third and latest season of the Crown, which depicts Queen ... 3322/11/2019
8 November 2019
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The forgotten occupation: Luxembourg and the French RevolutionIntern Thomas Tutton offers his insights on Luxembourg’s experience of French occupation during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, on the 225th ... 0008/11/2019
4 November 2019
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Carine Lilliu announced as head of sponsorship for Mudam museumThe Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art (MUDAM) has announced the appointment of Carine Lilliu as head of sponsorship and partnership at the museum.04/11/2019
2 November 2019
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Erwin Wurm statue erected on Glacis squareThe new exhibition by the CAL (Cercle Artistique de Luxembourg) is starting in Tramschapp in Limpertsberg this Saturday. 0002/11/2019