Tag: Greece

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25th April 404 BCE: Sparta defeats Athens in the Peloponnesian War

• 25th April 2022
• Tagged as: Ancient Greece, Athens, Greece, Navy, Persia, Sparta, War

The Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War.

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6th April 1896: The first modern Olympic Games take place

• 6th April 2022
• Tagged as: France, Germany, Greece, Olympics, Sport, USA

On the 6th April 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.

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12th March 1947: Truman Doctrine established when the President asks for aid to Greece and Turkey

• 12th March 2021
• Tagged as: Aid, Britain, Civil War, Cold War, Communism, Greece, Truman, Truman Doctrine, Turkey, USA, USSR

In a program that won broad support, America committed to providing $400 million in assistance to Greece and Turkey.

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23rd June 1894: Establishment of the International Olympic Committee

• 23rd June 2020
• Tagged as: Culture, France, Greece, Olympics, Sorbonne, Sport

The International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris.

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29th May 1453: The Fall of Constantinople

• 29th May 2020
• Tagged as: Byzantine Empire, Greece, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Renaissance, Turkey

On the 29^th May 1453 the troops of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II successfully took control of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

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17th May 1902: Ancient Antikythera Mechanism ‘computer’ identified

• 17th May 2020
• Tagged as: Archaeology, Computing, Diving, Greece

On the 17^th May 1902, an ancient analogue computer known as the Antikythera mechanism was first identified by Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais.