November 12, 333 BC. The second triumph of M. Alexander over the Persians, after Granikos, in the Battle of Issus.…
OTD in 1912, the First Balkan War between the Balkan League (Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and Bulgaria) against the Ottoman Empire.…
On August 29, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Beheading of John the Baptist John the Baptist, was a cousin…
June 27, 2013, was a game-changing day for the Milwaukee Bucks. On this day in 2013, a significant milestone occurred…
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, commonly known as the University of Athens, was founded in the Greek capital…
Born Georgios Angelopoulos from the village of Dimitsana in Arcadia the Peloponnese. He was a 3-time Patriarch of Constantinople. His…
The First National Assembly of Epidaurus adopted the first Greek Constitution on January 1, 1822. Formally, it was known as…
Manos Loizos was considered one of the most iconic Cypriot composers of his time. He composed for many famous Greek…
October 14 marks the death of Hellenic Army officer Pavlos Melas who was one of the most important war heroes…
The Balkan League, comprising of Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Montenegro, declared war against the Ottoman Empire on October 8, 1912,…
It was September 18, 1834, when by decree of Otto's regency, Athens was declared the capital of the young Greek…
A devastating earthquake hit Athens on September 7, 1999- leaving 143 people dead, 700 injured and 70,000 buildings damaged. The…
On August 29, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Beheading of John the Baptist John the Baptist, was a cousin…
On this day, 19 August, in 1928 the Liberal Party of Eleftherios Venizelos wins Greece's parliamentary elections. Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos…
Cypriot airplane belonging to Helios Airways plowed into a hill north of Athens on 14 August 2005 , killing all…
June 27, 2013, was a game-changing day for the Milwaukee Bucks. On this day in 2013, a significant milestone occurred…
On May 3, 1837, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, or simply known as the University of Athens, was…
The fall of Troy refers to the siege and destruction of the ancient city of Troy, which is believed to…
The Venus (Aphrodite) de Milo, maybe the most recognizable of all ancient Greek statues was found. (Αφροδίτη της Μήλου)A unique…
Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou (Γεώργιος Ν. Παπανικολάου) was a Greek physician who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor…