The Battle of Crete during World War II was one of the hardest-fought victories for…
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The annihilation of the non-Turk/non-Muslim peoples from Anatolia started on April 24, 1915 with the…
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Greece’s capital is known worldwide for its ancient history — history which attracts millions of…
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On This Day May 13, 1883: Remembering Dr. George Papanikolaou Whose Pap Smear Has Saved Millions of Women
Dr. George Papanikolaou is celebrated for inventing the Pap test, which detects early signs of uterine…
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A 17-year-old boy named Mathios Potagas from the village of Vytina in the Arcadia province…
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On This Day April 27, 1914: “Funeral of the Century” When a Greek American Hero Was Assassinated
The media at the time called it the “funeral of the century,” amazed at the…
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On this day in 1941, the Nazi German army entered the Greek capital of Athens,…
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Months in the planning and execution, Nazi German general Heinrich Kreipe was kidnapped on the…
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War was raging in Europe and the Nazi Germans had just invaded Greece. Meanwhile, in…
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On This Day April 25, 1941: FDR Praises ‘Heroic Struggle’ of Greek People During AHEPA Meeting
Today in 1941, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took note of the Greek people’s World…