On this day, 112 years ago, the beautiful island of Samothrace was liberated from Ottoman rule. It was October 19th, 1912, when three majestic battleships of the Greek fleet arrived, greeted by the jubilant cries and joyous hymns of the newly liberated Samothracian people. After 458 long years of harsh Ottoman rule, their beloved island was free.
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