On this day.....years ago...

well, on this day, 14 years ago, the keys were ringing across the Wenceslas Square in Prague and the Square of the Slovak National Uprising in Bratislava - the Velvet Revolution took place, ending the four decades of communism. It was a major change for most of us that had the honor to witness it and people poured across the borders to celebrate (well, and shop or at least stare into the windows of the shops in Austria and Germany). I am now in the United States - when I was growing up I never even dreamed I would ever have a chance to study at some major university abroad. Or to even go abroad. I would thus like to light a virtual candle to commemorate that breath-taking event, for many people nowadays forget how much it really meant and where would we be today without it.

This is a place to share your memories about events in the past, distant or recent - some sort of a calendarium, if you will. If a certain day rings a bell, for something important happened years ago on the same day, do tell us about it. It does not have to be exactly a groundshaking event. Anything little, yet important will please.