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Kicking Off the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of the Father of US Cavalry Michael Kováts de Fabriczy

Hungary Foundation — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:04:34 +0000

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1848 and 1776: Reminders from Hungarian and American Desires for Independence

HF — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:12:05 +0000

By Tate Sanders As the world watches Ukraine’s heart-wrenching struggle for independence, the region’s history offers important lessons to keep in mind. Not all independence movements are successful, many tragically littering the history of mankind. Nor are all independence movements noble, as no people has the monopoly on goodness and righteousness, on evil and debauchery. […]

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The US and Hungary under the Dual Monarchy

HIF — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:13:41 +0000

Throughout the last decades of the 19th century, American attention was increasingly drawn towards Hungary, especially due to increased Hungarian immigration to the US. One of the results of the failed 1848 revolution was the gradual recognition by the Habsburg Government that it would have to grant Hungarians more power in order to preserve the […]

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The first large wave of Hungarian emigration to the US

HIF — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 02:10:29 +0000

The constant influx of Hungarian emigrants was marked by several waves of sharp increase. The first large wave occurred in 1849-1850. Agoston Haraszthy, traveler, writer, town-builder and pioneer winemaker, who settled in Wisconsin in 1840, was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States. After him, the first large wave of Hungarian emigration […]

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The aftermath of 1848

HIF — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:08:40 +0000

The harsh repression that followed the revolution sparked a negative reaction in the United States, whose population sympathized with the democratic aspirations of Hungary. Although the Hungarian Revolution had been defeated and its leaders either executed or exiled, the idea of an independent Hungary had been planted. The harsh repression that followed the revolution sparked […]

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The US and the 1848 Hungarian Revolution

HIF — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:08:25 +0000

Many Americans were sympathetic towards this case, and some Hugarian leaders cited the American War of Independence as an inspiration. The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of the many European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. Many Americans were sympathetic towards this case, and some […]

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Early Ties

HIF — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 01:55:08 +0000

A short overview of the first phase of the relations between the United States and Hungary. Relations between the United States of America and Hungary have a rich and multifaceted history. Early contects were sporadic and personal. As we wrote in an article earlier, historian and poet István Parmenius of Buda accompanied Sir Humphrey Gilbert’sEnglish […]

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The Life of Sándor Márai

HIF — Tue, 13 May 2014 01:51:34 +0000

Tribute to the memory of the great Hungarian writer. This short article would like to pay tribute to the memory of Sándor Márai, who was one of the greatest Hungarian writers, and who had to live most of his life far away from his home country. About Márai’s life in nutshell Márai was born in […]

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Kossuth in the Unites States

HIF — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:47:51 +0000

Kossuth was the first foreign statesman since the Marquis de Lafayette to address a joint session of Congress. Lajos Kossuth was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848–49. He was honored in his lifetime not just in Hungary, but in the United States, as a […]

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Admiral of New England

HIF — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 02:45:31 +0000

A Hungarian Touch in the Life of the Legendary John Smith John Smith (1580 – 1631) was an English soldier, explorer and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Bathory, Prince of Transylvania and Mózes Székely. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony , and led an exploration along the rivers of […]

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