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Kilkis–Lachanas: The Battle That Made Modern Greek Macedonia
The Battle of Kilkis-Lachanas in June 1913 secured Greek Macedonia, destroyed Kukush, and helped shape the borders and population of modern northern Greece.
When Easter Meant Obligation: A Memory from Asia Minor Before Everything Changed
A Greek testimony from Asia Minor recalls Easter, shared traditions, and how everyday life changed before the communities disappeared.
Today in Greek History: The Assassination of King George I in Thessaloniki (March 18, 1913)
On March 18, 1913, King George I of Greece was assassinated in Thessaloniki near the White Tower, ending a fifty-year reign that reshaped modern Greece.
Greek American Heroes of the 1912–1913 Balkan Wars: A Lecture by Peter S. Giakoumis
Peter S. Giakoumis speaks November 7 at Odyssey Charter School on Greek Americans who fought in the 1912–1913 Balkan Wars.
Balkans: End of the First Balkan War
The Treaty of London, signed by the belligerents in May 1913, ended the First Balkan War. The Balkan League had crushed the Ottoman Empire and sent the borders of Turkey in Europe to the Chatalja…
