History Blog
Greek Independance Day March 25 – Χρόνια Πολλά! Ζήτω η Ελλάδα!
March 25 is Greek Independence Day. The day Greece set into motion the revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821....
Greek Jewish Community “Black Saturday” 80th Anniversary Plea For Place of Rememberence
The Greek Jewish Community in Thessaloniki is commemorating the Black Saturday of 1942, when 95% of the city’s Jews...
On This Day: 30 May 1941 Two Teenagers Scaled The Acropolis and Removed the Nazi Flag
This is such an amazing story of bravery. On the evening of May 30, 1941, two teenaged Greek boys, Manolis Glezos and...
Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes Exhibit Headed to Australia Dec 2021
Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes is a major exhibition from the British Museum. It features iconic...
March 25 Greek Independence Day!
Today marks the 200th anniversary of Greeks rising up to overthrow the rule of the Ottomon Empire in Greece in 1821...
Video: Looking Back in Time: German Invasion of Greece April 11, 1941
This week, the German Army invades Greece and Yugoslavia as it launches Operation Marita and Operation 25...
Lest We Forget – Rememberence Day 11 November 2019
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the guns fell silent 101 years ago They shall grow not old, as we...
Righteous Among The Nations: 92 Year Old Greek Woman Melpomeni Dina Who Saved Jews During WW2
The years are quickly slipping away and the stories of courage, bravery and the best of humanity will be part of...
World War II Article Links For The Week
Here's this week's fascinating stories relating to the Holocaust and/or World War II Rest In Peace... French...
1940’s Bike Girls…
The site Vintage Everyday has this amazing collection of LIFE Magazine photos about women during the 1940s and their...
LEGENDARY Greek Resistance Leader Titika Panagiotidou Passes Away Aged 90
The real life Zoe Lambros passes away aged 90. I've been reading about Titika's heroics for many years. Truly a...
Schindler’s List: A Look Back At This Incredible True Life Story of Oskar Schindler
Schindler's List was one of the most profound and moving movies about the Holocaust I have ever seen. The Guardian...
