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Luxembourg's righteous among the nations

From the archives

1978 skate board day in Longwy

Podium for the 1968 500m speed skating event. From the left: Jenny Fish, Dianne Holum, Mary Meyers and gold medallist Lyudmila Titlova.

Luxembourg History Podcast

The unknown story of Mary Meyers, Luxembourgish-American Olympic medallist

Historic footage

Discover how Luxembourg looked in 1912

Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has roots in the Grand Duchy. Here, he gives a speech at a fundraiser hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee 7 February 2004 in Rosemont, Illinois.

Lux–Chicago Links

Dennis Hastert, the disgraced US politician with roots in the Grand Duchy

Luxembourg's skier Marc Girardelli clears a gate during the first run of the men's World Cup slalom 03 December 1989 in Mont-Sainte-Anne. Girardelli clocked the fifth time in 52.06 seconds.

Luxembourg History Podcast

Marc Girardelli: a two-time silver medallist at the Winter Olympics

Corner. Part of Jacoby's winning submission in 1924.

Luxembourg History Podcast

Jean Jacoby – the most successful Olympic artist of all time

Luxembourg in the 17th century.

Luxembourg History

Life in Luxembourg, before it was Grand

The Fortress of Luxembourg.

Luxembourg History Podcast

How Luxembourg became one of Europe's central battlegrounds

Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, captured Luxembourg in 1443.

Luxembourg's history

Pawned, sold, conquered: Luxembourg 1383–1482

Luxembourg History Podcast

Kosovars, Cape Verdeans and a Samoan in the Grand Duchy

Rue des Fraises in Steinsel on 10 September 1944.

Dark Luxembourg

Explosions, snipers, and gory shootouts on Liberation Day in central Luxembourg

Matadi in the 1930s - the interwar period was considered the 'golden age of African colonialism'.

Luxembourg's history

Colonial complicity: Luxembourgers and the Belgian Congo – part three

Staff of Matadi Railway Station with native workers. Luxembourgers supervised the construction of the first railway line in the Belgian Congo, which connected Matadi to Leopoldville (Kinshasa).

Luxembourg's history

Colonial complicity: Luxembourgers and the Belgian Congo – part two

From the archives

The Emaischen festival in the 1950s

'La revue' of the Force Publique, Boma, capital city of the Congo Free State, 1899

Luxembourg's history

Colonial complicity: Luxembourgers and the Belgian Congo – part one

Members of the Luxembourgish and Belgian governments in exile signing the Benelux Monetary Convention of 21 October 1943 in London. The Luxembourgish exiled government published the Luxembourg Bulletin.

Luxembourg's history

The news in WWII – the occupied papers and the Luxembourg Bulletin

Dark Luxembourg

'Cruel, inhuman, and degrading': the death penalty in Luxembourg

The day Luxembourg was struck by one of the deadliest lightnings in history

From left to right: Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Winston Churchill, and Hereditary Grand Duke Jean during Churchill's 1946 visit to Luxembourg.

Luxembourg's history

Winston Churchill and Luxembourg

Exterior of L'Aiglon restaurant.

Lux–Chicago Links

Luxembourgish sites around Chicago (part 2)

Luxembourg Gardens exterior - Morton Grove, Illinois.

Lux–Chicago Links

Luxembourgish sites around Chicago (part 1)

Luxembourg through the ages

Wonderful archive footage from NATO

Dark Luxembourg

The French massacre of Differdange

Delegates at the Treaty of Paris in 1951, formally creating the ECSC.

Luxembourg's history

Luxembourg in the big wide world, starting with Europe!

The meeting of Napoleon III and Bismarck after Napoleon's capture at the Battle of Sedan, 1870. Art by Wilhelm Camphausen, 1878. Our two protagonists of this article.

Luxembourg's history

The 1867 Luxembourg Crisis, a play featuring Bismarck and Napoleon III

Luxembourg's history

Grand Duchy - what's in a name?

From the archives

Construction of hydroelectric power plant in Vianden

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