For centuries, the shape of the Earth was a leading topic of thought among philosophers,…
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A project years in the making is coming to fruition in the form of an…
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A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 25, 2016, Section TR, Page…
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On This Day August 2, 1918: Toronto’s Violent Riots Against Greek Immigrants
Today marks the 101st anniversary of one of the most violent — and widely forgotten…
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On This Day August 1, 1936: Spyridon Louis Presents Hitler With Olive Tree From Olympia
Spyros Louis, the son of a farmer who made a modest living delivering clean drinking…
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Throughout the history of modern Greece, her people have been subject to expulsion from millennia-old…
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We published a story about a town in Turkey named Kayaköy (Levissi in Greek) that…
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Historians know centuries-old stories about Greeks, democracy and Western civilization, but one story that most…
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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…
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On This Day June 3, 1941: What Happened to Cretan Villagers Who Resisted Invading Nazis?
The answer: The complete annihilation of their village and the massacre of 180 innocent people.…