In September 1913, workers in one of the United States’ most lucrative industries decided they…
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Utah was once a mecca for tens of thousands of adventurous Greek immigrants in the…
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It was the “Golden Era” of Hollywood when celebrities like Clark Gable and Carole Lombard…
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More than 500,000 Greeks — 90 percent men — emigrated to the United States between…
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On This Day September 23-24, 1913: Remembering Greek Immigrant Coal Miners Who Fought Injustice
In September 1913, workers — including thousands of Greek immigrants — in one of America’s…
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On This Day September 22, 1924: First-Ever Greek Community Meeting With U.S. President
It was a blustery day in the nation’s capital as representatives of the recently-formed American…
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“I don’t want him, I don’t want him…” the singer laments, “I don’t want the…
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On This Day February 21, 1909: When Greeks of Omaha Were Targeted… Just Because They Were Greek
On this day in South Omaha, Nebraska, thousands of Greeks fled their homes in the…
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When the first Balkan War between Greece and Turkey erupted in 1912, an estimated 25,000…
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The history of Greeks in America is one with many interesting facts and stories —…