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Canadian loyalty, Canadian tragedy: Parallels of ancient Greek war
Listening to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s speech last weekend, one word kept running through my head: Plataea. If you’re ...
Greek City Times11h
Greek War of Independence Symbol Sacrificed for Parking Spaces
A 300-year-old mulberry tree, a symbol of the Greek War of Independence and a candidate for protected status, has been ...
CounterPunch1d
Greece and Turkey – a Millennium of Warfare — and the Fading West
Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the neighborhood of the Greek medieval ...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen honors World War II vets in Omaha and Bellevue ceremonies
Eighty years after World War II, Gov. Jim Pillen created a medal to honor living veterans of the war. This week he visited ...
Greek Reporter2d
The Liberty Ships and the Beginning of Greece’s Maritime Rule
The mass-produced Liberty ships that played a significant role in WWII eventually helped Greece become the world's leading ...
Tagtik on MSN3d
Santorini: earthquakes continue and the island empties out
The Greek island of Santorini is still shaking. Tourists and locals have already fled to the mainland, while emergency services on site are ready to intervene. An earthquake was even felt in Athens.
Greek Reporter3d
Greek Olympian Giorgos Roubanis Dies at 95
Giorgos Roubanis, Greece’s oldest living Olympic medalist, passed away Tuesday at the age of 95. He won bronze in the pole vault at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, earning Greece’s first post-war Olympic ...