The Aristotle Onassis-Marilyn Monroe connection involves a bizarre scheme by the wily Greek shipping magnate…
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Throughout the history of modern Greece, her people have been subject to expulsion from millennia-old…
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On This Day December 21, 1949: Celebrating One Million Tons of Aid to Greece
by Gregory Pappas December 21, 2018In December of 1949, the millionth ton of Marshall Plan aid reached Greece and prompted…
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On This Day December 15, 1959: First U.S. President to Visit Greece Concludes Historic Trip
by Gregory Pappas December 15, 2018It was December of 1959, and the United States was in the heat of the…
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(Video) Watch Short Film “The Last Widow” About Kalavryta Holocaust
by Gregory Pappas December 13, 2018Filmmaker Alethea Avramis has always been fascinated with her hyphenated Greek-American heritage and — on…
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On This Day December 13, 1943: Remembering the Kalavryta Holocaust
by Gregory Pappas December 13, 2018Today, one of the worst atrocities in all of World War II history is remembered,…
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On This Day December 8, 1823: Daniel Webster Pushes for U.S. to Support Greek Independence
by Gregory Pappas December 8, 2018On December 8, 1823, Congressman Daniel Webster of Massachusetts made a motion in Congress to…
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When Thousands of Greeks Left the U.S. to Fight Turkey
by Gregory Pappas December 8, 2018When the first Balkan War between Greece and Turkey erupted in 1912, an estimated 25,000…
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On This Day December 2, 1923: 11 Images Remembering Maria Callas on Her Birthday
by Gregory Pappas December 2, 2018It can be easily argued that Maria Callas — born Maria Kalogeropoulos in New York…
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On This Day November 23, 1922: Refugee Aid Worker’s Urgent Appeal to Americans
by Darden Livesay November 23, 2018Following the 1922 evacuation of Smyrna when hundreds of thousands of Greeks fled for their…