On this day in 1912, Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, was liberated from the Ottoman…
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On This Day September 18, 1964: King Constantine and Princess Anne-Marie Marry in Athens
On this day in 1964, King Constantine II married 18-year-old Princess of Denmark Anne-Marie in…
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On September 1, 2006, Greece’s national team shocked the United States — and the world…
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Today marks the death anniversary of one of the greatest commanders in world history: Alexander…
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The Ottomans kept their eyes on the various revolts that had been springing up throughout…
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On This Day March 10, 2011: At the Encouragement of Greek Orthodox Bishop, Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty
Following a multi-year effort led by Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, a Greek Orthodox bishop from…
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On this day we remember perhaps the greatest composer of Greek music ever whose legacy…
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Perhaps the most iconic Greek man of the 20th century and one of the most…
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The incident is widely remembered by Greeks as the start of “Ta Dekemvriana,” meaning “December…
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It can be easily argued that Maria Callas — born Maria Kalogeropoulos in New York…