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

A work by Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder once hung in Adolf Hitler's Munich apartment. But how did it get there?

The Battle of Valtetsi, on May 12, 1821 was one of the first battles in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire

Athens' most talked-about street these days conceals a turbulent history, that of Queen Olga, a woman who enjoyed the immeasurable wealth of the Romanovs, endured the anguish of exile, and left a lasting philanthropic legacy in Greece

From the noise bath at Nea Smyrni to the Big Four thrash metal summit at Sonisphere in Malakasa, every Metallica show in Greece became a historic event

The woman who turned pedagogy into a science. Montessori's legacy still guides parents and educators 74 years after her death

On May 5th, 1955, West Germany was granted sovereignty, but at a price: Western alignment and a nation split by the Cold War

Penelope Delta, the foremost writer of Greek childrens literature, her tragic death, and the timeless power of her work

The suicides of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun as Nazi Germany collapsed and the 21 theories about their end

How a 19th-century American labor struggle gave birth to May Day, from Chicago's 1886 mass strike to a global workers' holiday celebrated every May 1st across Europe and beyond

In 1961, Manos Hadjidakis made history with “Never on Sunday,” bringing Greek music to the world stage and turning a personal triumph into a national moment of pride

Among the more than 1,500 lives lost in the Titanic disaster were four young Greek migrants from the same village in southern Greece. Their story, long overlooked, reflects the hardship and hope of early 20th-century migration to America

The Battle of Gaugamela, was the pivotal turning point that eviscerated the last remaning resistance to the conquests of Alexander the Great.

From revival dreams to global spectacle, the first modern Olympics in Athens reshaped sport—blending ideals of peace and competition with the political and economic tensions that still define the Games today

Pontic Greeks are offering heirlooms to a new Naousa museum aimed at preserving and showcasing the history of Argyroupolis.

New research reveals that Harold of England never made the legendary 200-mile march

Bush's ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, the collapse of diplomacy at the UN, and the first hours of the invasion of Iraq

Ninety years after his death, Eleftherios Venizelos remains one of Greece’s most influential political figures, having reshaped the country territorially, politically and diplomatically.

Shocking images of the 1944 May Day executions in Kaisariani reveal Nazi brutality and spur Greece to preserve its visual history.

An explosive device detonated inside a packed Athens cinema during a film screening, injuring 18 people and igniting political controversy in the fragile early years of Greece’s post-dictatorship democracy.