Tag: On This Day

Tom Carvel

Remembering Tom Carvel: America’s Ice Cream King, Inventor of Soft Serve Ice Cream

Tom Carvel was the personification of the American dream. He built his namesake national chain of ice cream shops —

July 14, 2025

On This Day July 7, 1972: Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras Dies

Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I died in Istanbul, Turkey on July 7, 1972 at age 86. A giant in global Orthodoxy,

July 7, 2025
Cretans

On This Day July 5, 1918: Utah Cretans Organize

Today marks the anniversary of a day when a Greek immigrant community unified against discrimination. In the late 1800s, waves

July 5, 2025
Euro Cup

On This Day July 4, 2004: Greece Wins Euro Cup Against Odds

For the first time in the country’s history, Greece won the Euro Cup — European soccer’s biggest prize — on

July 4, 2025
World War I

On This Day July 2, 1917: Greece Enters World War I

More than 100 years ago today, several weeks after King Constantine I left his throne in Athens under pressure from

July 2, 2025

On This Day June 27, 1997: Remembering Rebetika Legend George Katsaros

Today marks the anniversary of the passing of George Katsaros (not to be confused with the eponymous saxophone player), the

June 27, 2025

On This Day June 20, 1931: Celebrating Olympia Dukakis on Her Birthday

Today would have been the birthday of beloved stage and screen actress Olympia Dukakis. She passed away on May 1,

June 20, 2025

On This Day June 15, 1994: Remembering the Greek Oscar Winner Who Refused His Award

Widely considered as one of the greatest Greek songwriters of all time, Manos Hadjidakis is remembered today on the anniversary

June 15, 2025

On This Day June 12, 1914: Ancient Greek Community of Phocaea in Asia Minor is Massacred

A precursor to the fateful events that would happen less than a decade later in Smyrna, the Greeks of Old

June 12, 2025

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