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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
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/03-12-The-Truman-Doctrine.mp3

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
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/06-23-Establishment-of-the-International-Olympic-Committee.mp3

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
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/05-29-Fall-of-Constantinople.mp3

On the 29th 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
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/05-17-Antikythera-Mechanism.mp3

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

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