September 29th is National Coffee Day in the United States and what a better way…
Greek American History
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On July 26, 1922, the largest and oldest U.S.-based Greek heritage organization came to fruition.…
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For more than three decades, the annual Greek Independence Day celebration at The White House…
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One of the worst mining disasters in American history took place on March 8, 1924,…
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Commemorating the 400th anniversary of El Greco’s birth, an exhibition of some of his most…
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Diaspora
President Obama to Host Greek Independence Day Celebration at the White House; Greeks, Irish Only American Ethnic Groups to Hold Annual Event in Nation’s House
President Barack Obama will continue a tradition that has been going for three decades— hosting…
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FeaturesHistory
On This Day February 24, 1931: New Archbishop in America Sent to Unite Divided Community
When Archbishop Athenagoras assumed his new position as Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America on February…
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Inside the University of Pittsburgh’s historic Cathedral of Learning, occupying the first and third floors,…
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CultureDiasporaFood & Wine
At $22 Million a Year in Sales, Mark Pappas Reigns as America’s (and Oprah’s) Crab Cake King
Markos Papazisoglou was penniless when he arrived in America in 1956. He left his war-torn…
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CultureDiasporaHistory
The Remarkable Story of One Bride’s Desire to Honor 5 Generations of Greek Women in Her Family with a Century-Old Wedding Coat
A great grand-daughter born in New York and a great-grandmother born a world and four…