On this Day in History

04.06.2026, 07:00

Athens 1896: Birth of the Modern Olympics

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

By Sotiria DImitriou

03.25.2026, 07:00

March 25th: A Historical Overview of the Greek National Parade

March 25th stands as one of the defining national commemorations in Greece, celebrated each year by grand patriotic parades

Angelos Gassenschmidt

March 25th: A Historical Overview of the Greek National Parade

09.03.2025, 13:30

September 3, 1843: The Uprising That Changed Modern Greece

Citizens and soldiers took to the streets of Athens demanding a constitution from King Otto, setting the stage for Greece’s first steps toward constitutional rule

05.24.2025, 17:30

Samuel Morse Sends First Official Telegraph Message in 1844. When Did the Tech Come to Greece?

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message, launching an era of instant global communication.

01.10.2025, 17:30

‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Debuts Today in 1929

Belgian Cartoonist Georges Remi, best known under his pen name Hergé, struck a chord with his audience when he first published the comic series in 1929 in Le Petit Vingtième, a weekly youth supplement of Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle.

By Genevieve Savage

‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Debuts Today in 1929

12.13.2024, 18:30

The Kalavryta Massacre: A Terrible Nazi War Crime

The heinous crime committed by Nazi troops in Kalavryta and surrounding areas in December 1943

12.09.2024, 13:30

1974 Referendum: The Day the Monarchy Was Abolished in Greece

50 years since the referendum that definitively abolished the monarchy in Greece.

Yannis T. Diamantis

1974 Referendum: The Day the Monarchy Was Abolished in Greece

09.25.2024, 13:30

On this Day in History: September 25

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08.27.2024, 10:30

On this Day in History: August 27

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08.25.2024, 12:30

On this Day in History: August 25

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08.24.2024, 12:00

On this Day in History: August 24

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08.22.2024, 13:34

On this Day in History: August 22

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08.16.2024, 11:15

On this Day in History: August 16

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08.06.2024, 10:30

On this Day in History: August 6

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08.01.2024, 13:45

On this Day in History: August 1

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07.24.2024, 11:00

On this Day in History: July 24

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07.20.2024, 12:00

On this Day in History: July 20

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07.17.2024, 13:30

On this Day in History: July 17

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07.16.2024, 12:00

On this Day in History: July 16

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07.12.2024, 11:00

On This Day in History: July 12

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