Nikos Kazantzakis was Greece’s most prolific writer and remains in history as one of the…
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Jacqueline Kennedy married Aristotle Onassis on October 20, 1968 on his private Greek island of…
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On This Day September 22, 2001: Archbishop Demetrios Holds First Memorial Service for Destroyed St. Nicholas Church
On September 22, 2001, Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios of America led a prayer service on…
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On This Day September 18, 1922: Ataturk Condemns Refugees’ Fate, US Ignores Warnings
On September 18, 1922, a British diplomat handed Allen Dulles, chief of the Near East…
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On September 17, 1922, U.S. Lt Commander Halsey Powell made the following entry about Smyrna…
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On September 15, 1922, fires set by the Turkish army continued to ravage the city…
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On This Day September 13, 1922: Turkish Army Sets Smyrna Ablaze, Chaotic Evacuation Ensues
On September 13, 1922, the Turkish nationalist army lit four fires around the perimeter of…
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On This Day September 10, 1922: Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Smyrna Killed by Turkish Mob
The Turkish army had already begun its sack of Smyrna, and tens of thousands of…
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The catastrophe of Smyrna and the events that led to it, including the annihilation of…
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On September 6-7, 1955, carefully staged government-sponsored riots caused irreparable harm to the Greek community…