The climate between Armenia and Azerbaijan is tense, after the deadly clashes that broke out on Sunday (09/27) in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The international community expresses strong concern and fears of war between the two countries. Nagorno-Karabakh is a region of Azerbaijan that has broken
At a distance of only 20 kilometers northwest of Parga, there is an impressive blue-green beach with golden sand called Arilla. Specifically, Arilla beach is located in Perdika, Thesprotia, the largest village of the prefecture and stretches for a long time, following the morphology of the rocky and
After five years of continuous presence in the citys public events, the events for the Liberation of Athens from the Nazis under the umbrella of Athens Free seem that this year will not take place. We are writing because, for now, there is no official information from the five major public bodies u
It was the middle of October, 1852, when a terrible storm broke out. The storm was so strong, it swelled the river. The bridge was swept away, cutting the town in two. The news spread by word of mouth, spreading fear among the residents. When and where did this happen? In 1852 in Athens. What was th
Corner of Stadium and Bucharest, October 12, 1944, Athenians celebrate liberation from the Nazis. Exactly 76 years later, a few kilometers away, at the Court of Appeal of Athens, the sentences for Hitlers nostalgics and the rioters are being announced today. The celebration began on October 11, wi
The largest unexploded bomb of World War II exploded as Navy divers tried to defuse it. The bomb, which was in a Baltic Sea canal, had a 50-50 chance of exploding but none of the divers were injured. It was 6 meters long, located at a depth of 12 meters and weighed 5.4 tons. Almost half of that am
A World War II missile was neutralized with a controlled explosion on Wednesday morning in Ammoudara, in the sea area below the EGOH stadium, in Heraklion. The bomb was neutralized close to the beach and with the participation of Navy frogmen. It is noted that during the process all the necessary
Just a few kilometers from the Greek-Albanian border and well hidden between Mount Kasidiari and Sossinou Hill is the village with the current name of Ano Parakalamos. A village that hosts barely 25 permanent residents during the winter months. And yet this small village in the past hosted both th
An unusual event with a tragic ending, which went down in history as the London Beer Flood. The incident unfolded at the intersection of Tottenham Court and Oxford streets, in the West End of Central London. The seat of the Mayox brewery existed there since 1764 (Meux), owned by Sir Henry Meux, Con
How can states overcome crises they have suffered? How can we derive knowledge from the historical events of the past? Award-winning Jared Diamonds book, Nations in Turmoil, asks the key questions at the most critical moment in history. In his research Diamond advances a new presentation of how nati
His second show on the occasion of the anniversary of the liberation of Athens will be organized on Monday - via Facebook - by the historian Menelaos Charalambidis. From Sunday 18/10 at 07:00 in the morning and for 72 hours watch absolutely FREE on News 24/7 the sensational documentary Golden Dawn
One can understand why the Athens Free events for the liberation of Athens from the Nazis will not take place this year due to the pandemic. Not easily, given that technology offers possibilities to overcome even such great obstacles, but, after all, one can show a relative understanding. However,
This years special circumstances due to the pandemic enabled Panteio University to celebrate the national anniversary of October 28 outside of the usual. So on Tuesday, in a round table discussion, four professors of the University (Vasiliki Georgiadou, Athena Athanasiou, Aleka Koronaiu and Dimitris
The great Byzantinologist - Historian Eleni Glykatzi Arveler was hosted by Nikos Hatzinikolaou on the show Enopios Enopio on Monday (26/10), who spoke about the years of the Resistance, the pandemic, and Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Alexis Tsipras. Regarding the coronavirus pandemic, Ms. Arveler said:“A
The visitor to the plain of Paramythia, where the area is called airport, will hardly realize that about seven decades ago, the quiet of the small valley was awakened by the hum of engines and that some of the most brilliant pages of Aviation History were written there of World War II in Greece. Th
History, when it does not repeat itself, plays wonderful games in its relationship with the present. After all, if we are talking about projections that have a distance of 150 or 200 years (in history this specific period of time is not considered very long) it is clear that there are parallels and
Sweet-blooded and mortally hated man of drawing-rooms and committees. Populist and scion of purists, modest and amorous, enemy of the small and honest Greece but brotherly friend of the king until his death by Eleftherios Venizelos and common visionary of a different kind of Greece. All these pearls
Pandemics, such as the one experienced by the whole planet in recent months with the coronavirus, bring to light in the harshest way the weaknesses of societies but at the same time give lessons, even if hard, to humanity for its survival. Plague pandemics and that of 1918, responsible for countles
47 years have passed... It was dawn on Saturday, November 17, 1973 when the fatal order was given to the tank that had been stationed in front of the main gate of the Polytechnic. Come in. From the moment the gate and those who guarded it were broken, the great carnage began. Junta Papadopoulos-Ioan
A leading act of the National Resistance and one of the most impressive acts of sabotage in occupied Europe, the blowing up of the Gorgopotamos bridge took place on the night of November 25-26, 1942. The operation was carried out by ELAS rebels, led by Aris Velouchiotis, EDES rebels led by Napoleon
When in late May 1291, the Mamluks Muslims take the fortress of Acre, it was not only the end of the Christian presence in the vicinity of Jerusalem. But for the Knights Templar, those whose main mission was the protection of pilgrims who came to the holy city, it was the beginning of the end of an
As long as they were active, pirates were one of the favorite topics in the press. Reports on trials and execution of death sentences ensured the demand for newspapers and leaflets. Rather unintentionally, these publications created a rather seductive image of sea robbers - false, not reflecting the
An affair with a married woman and an illegitimate child? Well, it can happen to anyone. Marriage to an actress? According to the Krakow intelligentsia, Daszyński might as well have married a prostitute! Even his fellow socialists were shocked at his choice - although in their case there were slight
The young democracy of the 1990s provided the ideal conditions for a rapid career in politics. But it was just as easy to fall down and not get up. Scandals, especially sexual ones, were immediately picked up by the media. Subsequent scandals proved that there are no unsinkable politicians ... excep