The bank robbery and hostage situation that led to the coining of the term “Stockholm syndrome” began on this day in history, Aug. 23, 1973. On that date, Jan-Erik Olsson, an escaped prisoner who was sentenced to three years in prison for grand larceny, burst into Sveriges Kreditbanken, located in Stockholm‘s Norrmalmstorg square, armed with...
Swedish health authorities announced the first case of the highly infectious mpox just a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global emergency for the outbreaks in Africa. “In this case, a person was infected during a stay in the part of Africa where there is a major outbreak of (the more infectious...
Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis set a world record in pole vault on Monday at the Paris Olympics when he launched himself over the bar at 6.25 meters, winning the gold medal. Duplantis immediately ran over to his own personal cheering section and gave his girlfriend, model Desiré Inglander, a big kiss before celebrating with his friends....
A team of Polish divers have uncovered a 19th century shipwreck brimming with historical cargo. The discovery was made in the Baltic Sea, about 20 nautical miles off the Swedish coast. Divers found crates of Champagne, baskets of mineral water and porcelain artifacts. ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH 24 SKELETONS ON HOTEL PROPERTY DATING BACK TO 7TH CENTURY...
