For over 1,500 years, the Lighthouse of Alexandria lit the Mediterranean and stood as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World—until nature and time reduced it to rubble, leaving only legends and a fortress in its place

A new scientific study offers a fresh theory on what killed Simonetta Vespucci, a young woman long linked to Botticelli's Venus

On August 6 and 9, 1945, the first nuclear weapons were unleashed on Japan’s cities—shattering lives instantly and reshaping history. Eighty-one years later, we revisit their devastation, the scientific motives, and lingering moral questions

Sixty-four years after Marilyn Monroe's death, questions about her final hours remain unanswered, while the remarkable journey from Norma Jeane to Hollywood's greatest icon continues to captivate the world

Ninety years after Ioannis Metaxas suspended Greece's Constitution and imposed authoritarian rule, archival records and historical commentary revisit how the regime was established and how the Greek press later reflected on its legacy

Nazi propaganda, the first torch relay from ancient Olympia, and Jesse Owens's triumph over the myth of 'Aryan supremacy'

Today's uncomfortable trends are mild next to fashion history's genuinely lethal fads

If you were poor, estranged from your family, or simply passing through the city, accepting a hospitable round of whisky from the wrong stranger could literally cost you your life and reduce your remains to a commodity for medical science

After 81 years, personal items taken from Greek prisoners in Nazi camps are being returned to their families, restoring memory and closing old wounds.

More than eight decades after the Distomo massacre, survivors’ families continue their fight for justice as Germany maintains that reparations claims are settled.

From Spanish colony, to Soviet client state, to US sanctions. The story of Cuba is the story of a small island perpetually caught between dependency and the fight for sovereignty against the ambitions of larger powers

A glimpse into the Greek Revolution of 1821, where the struggle for freedom unfolded alongside powerful stories of love, passion, and loss.

On May 29, 1453, Constantinople fell. The end of Byzantium became more than history for Greeks — it became eternal memory.

The assassination of EDA Member of Parliament Grigoris Lambrakis by right-wing para-state operatives, and the events that followed

Early Irish Brehon law, the Bechbretha, included a remarkable set of rules governing beekeeping rights, disputes, and compensation

On May 22, 1906, Orville and Wilbur Wright received U.S. Patent No. 821,393, three years after their historic first flight

On May 19, 1536, King Henry VIII executed his own wife and Queen, Anne Boleyn, and became engaged to another woman the next day

The first Academy Awards ceremony took place in 1929, lasted just 15 minutes, and was attended by 270 people who each paid five dollars to get in

This day, 98 years ago, marks the birth of the Bank of Greece under the Geneva Protocol, a milestone in the country's monetary history

How the telephone in Greece evolved from a technological marvel enjoyed by the few into an essential part of everyday Greek life, reshaping communication and habits