People and events that left a mark on the History of Malta

During lessons of French, we worked on people and events that have made an impact of the History of France. Among these we looked into the French Revolution, Napoleon, King Louis XIV, World War I and II... Afterwards, students were encouraged to delve into the History of Malta and name at least one event or person that has left a mark on the History of our island and write about it. 

Often, one neglects the fact that we are who we are and we have what we have thanks to our ancestors, their hard work, the tough life they lead, the battles they fought and the lives that were lost.

According to tradition, Christianity was brought to the Islands by none other than the Apostle Paul himself in around A.D. 60

Saint George Preca also referred to as the “Second Apostle of Malta”. […] The healing of C. Zammit Endrich by St. George Preca was declared as miraculous.

The Knights of St. John gave the Islands one its best-known faces to the world, the eight-pointed Maltese Cross.

It was Grandmaster Piero de Ponte who introduced Carnival in Malta back in 1536

While in Malta, Napoleon abolished slavery and the inquisition and established a new education

 system.

The bravery of the Maltese people during the World War II was acknowledged by King George V who awarded them his George Cross for valour.

Five of the fourteen merchant ships carrying supplies to Malta during World War II reached the island on 15^th August 1942, the day we celebrate the Assumption of Mary

Mikiel Anton Vassalli, a Maltese writer, a philosopher, and a linguist who published important Maltese language books.

Dun Karm Psaila wrote Malta’s National Anthem.

Dominic Mintoff - His tenure as Prime Minister was notable due to a general increase in the average standard of living and the establishment of a comprehensive welfare state.

Eddie Fenech Adami - In December 2003, he received the European of the Year 2003 Award from the influential Brussels-based newspaper European Voice in recognition of his unfaltering efforts to bring Malta into the European Union.

Malta gained its political Independence from Britain on the 21st of September 1964.

Malta was admitted to the UN in 1964 and to the European Union in 2004.