In 1947 alone, some 8,000 SS members traveled safely to Canada and the US using Red Cross documents. Overwhelmed by millions of applications, the Red Cross could not distinguish defeated Nazis from genuine refugees. The Nazis, through a network of contacts they maintained, managed in many cases to f
On this day, on April 27, 1941, German troops entered Athens, marking the beginning of the Occupation period. At 08.00 on Sunday, April 27, 1941, motorcyclists and armored vehicles of the 2nd Armored Division led by Second Lieutenant Fritz Dirflig entered Athens from the northern suburbs. At that t
The former President of the Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos participated in the 6th International Summer University, which was organized online by the University of Ioannina and had as its theme:Greek Language, Greek Culture and Media. Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos spoke at the Conference on the topi
Migrant Mother. Dorothea Langes historic photograph from 1936 is on Times list of the 100 most important photographs of all time and symbolizes the eternal and selfless struggle of a mother for her children. The frame personified in the most dramatic way the consequences of the Great Depression and
If someone told you that there are two buried temples dedicated to the God Apollo, in the mud, below sea level, you might be skeptical. But if he told you about the place it is, you would be amazed at how much you dont know about a place that is so close to Athens, and surely many of you have visi
Taking responsibility for past heinous acts and showing sincere remorse are examples of bravery and responsibility in leaders who look to a future of peaceful coexistence and prosperity of the peoples emphasizes the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou in her message for the Day of Rem
All Greeks are fighting for the recognition of the Genocide of the Pontic Greeks by all the countries of the planet. The Turks should finally apologize for the crime, says the president of the Change Movement, Fofi Gennimata, on the Day of Remembrance of the Genocide of the Pontic Greeks. As he adds
Unacceptable reaction of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Greeces events for May 19, Remembrance Day for the Pontian Genocide. With his announcement, the representative of the ministry, Hami Aksoy, condemns the statements of the Greek political authorities as unfounded and delusional that
The new decision of Judge Rebecca Beach Smith allows the recovery of the Titanics telegraph, an accessory of particular importance, since thanks to its use by the captain, Jack Phillips, more than 700 passengers - out of 2,208 on board - were saved in the April tragedy 1912. According to the court
Alfonso Al Capone, Marked, or simply a synonym and symbol of the word gangster and mafioso. The legend of the most notorious criminal in modern US history lives on to this day and continues to inspire biopic directors and writers, shedding light on the dark parts of his life. One such has been rele
In the spring of 1969, John Lennon of the legendary The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, held two peaceful protests to express their opposition to the Vietnam War and to promote their pacifist messages. These protests took place in bed, with the couple lying in bed, surrounded by posters with pro-p
There are many disturbances in the ranks of the Greece 2021 Committee. On Monday, an excerpt from an article by professor Aristidis Hatzis about Georgios Karaiskakis, which had caused reactions, was withdrawn from the Commissions official website. Earlier, the historian Maria Efthymiou submitted h
An impressive discovery of a mosaic floor thought to date from the 3rd century AD. , took place near the city of Verona, Italy. The mosaic floor was located below a vineyard on a small hill. According to CNN, the floor probably comes from Ancient Rome, and the archaeologists who discovered it said
Did you know that Homo Sapiens were found just 1 hour from Athens, near Aliartos in Boeotia? Seidi in the international literature is referred to as a cave. But it is a rock roof with little depth. Its limestone rock, eroded by millennia and rainwater, is considered to be of exceptional natural bea
On June 3, 1941, the German invaders completely destroyed the village of Kandanos in Chania and executed 180 of its inhabitants, in retaliation for the resistance they showed during the Battle of Crete (May 20-31, 1941). This is one of the most serious war crimes committed by the Germans in Greece.
Archaeologists made a huge discovery during the reconstruction of some houses in the Whitechapel area of London. They speculate that the discovery relates to Londons oldest theatre, known as the Red Lion, whose location remained in dispute until recently. According to the BBC, the Red Lion was
Perhaps the greatest chapter of book censorship and banning in History is certainly that of the Roman Catholic Church. Until the invention of printing by Gutenberg in 1440, knowledge was the privilege of the few:Manuscript books were very expensive and kept mainly in monasteries and the courts of ki
The well-known and beneficial meltemias have their own linguistic history over the centuries. Is the origin of the word meltemi Turkish or French? Every summer, usually towards the end of June, Western Europe begins to be baked by an intense heat wave, while on the contrary in South-Eastern Europe
It was June, June 22, 1941, when Germany decided to break the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact of 1939, which governed its relations with the USSR, and launch an invasion of the Soviet Union. Despite Nazi dominance in continental Europe, Hitler wanted to attack Stalins forces for multifaceted ideological re
In the Aegean sea and at a very short distance from the shores of Lavrio is Kea, also known as Tzia, a name given to it by the inhabitants of the island themselves and which most of the time prevails over the first. It is the northernmost island of the western Cyclades, but also the closest to Attic
The life of the chosen ones of the hearts of the highest-ranking officials in Nazi Germany was full of luxury, guaranteed exceptional privileges and the fulfillment of all whims. However, there was also the other side of the coin. For political reasons, Nazi wives were forced to sever ties even with
The calendar showed January 30, 1969, when the four Beatles, along with Billy Preston, climbed onto the roof of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row in Londons Mayfair and played live for the last time, just months before their final dissolution. Magazine, 53 years later, remembers the 42 minute
Slave labor for the local aristocracy, attachment to the land and lack of personal freedom were the everyday life of medieval peasants. However, this brutal truth about their vile existence is only one side of the coin. Do you know how peasants lived in the dark ages? Have you ever wondered what
On March 15, 44 BC . on the day of the Ides of March, some Roman conspirators assassinated Julius Caesar , in an attempt to restore the Republic to Rome. However, the episode, known as Caesaricide , triggered a series of new wars and internal conflicts that led to the rise of Octavian Augus