Greece’s capital is known worldwide for its ancient history — history which attracts millions of…
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On This Day May 13, 1883: Remembering Dr. George Papanikolaou Whose Pap Smear Has Saved Millions of Women
Born in Kymi on the Greek island of Euboea on May 13, 1883, Dr. George Papanikolaou…
For people who love reading about Greece’s important role during World War II, the following…
A 17-year-old boy named Mathios Potagas from the village of Vytina in the Arcadia province…
On this day in 1941, the Nazi German army entered the Greek capital of Athens,…
Featured image: The British Special Services (SOE) team who executed the kidnapping plan with Greek…
War was raging in Europe and the Nazi Germans had just invaded Greece. Meanwhile, in…
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On This Day April 25, 1941: FDR Praises ‘Heroic Struggle’ of Greek People During AHEPA Meeting
Today in 1941, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took note of the Greek people’s World…
More than a century later, the watershed moment in American labor relations — and its…
In September 1913, workers in one of the United States’ most lucrative industries decided they…