“Bigger is always better,” isn’t that what they’ve always said? Not in ancient Greece. Thousands…
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George Dilboy (Giorgos Dilbois) was born on February 5, 1896 in the Greek town of Alatsata near…
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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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In September 1913, workers in one of the United States’ most lucrative industries decided they…
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On This Day January 22, 1905: Greek Miners Establish First Utah Church
Utah was once a mecca for tens of thousands of adventurous Greek immigrants in the…
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In the photo, above, these villagers from Asia Minor were driven into the mountains near…
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The stories of Greek immigrants in the United States are indeed as amazing as some…
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Greece Comes to Indianapolis: Two Exhibits at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
by Martha Payneby Martha PayneOne does not normally think of a collection of antiquities being placed on exhibit at…
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A well known Bronze Age fresco on a Greek island shows a monkey from thousands…
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On This Day December 16, 1803: Heroic Greek Women Choose Death Over Ottoman Enslavement
During an uprising of the Greeks of the Souli region of Epirus against their Ottoman…