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This Date In History: A Banana Split – Greek Style
September 7, 1968: The Banana Splits Adventure Hour premiers on television. Greek-Canadian/American puppeteers, Sid Krofft, and Marty Krofft designed the costumes. Siblings, Sid (Cydus) Yolas and Marty (Moshopopoulos) Yolas, who later changed their names to…
The Merchant Marine: An Integral Part Of The Greek Identity
When pondering why Greeks are so involved in shipping, the answer seems obvious. A country of peninsulas and an archipelago, it is hardly a surprise that men of the Aegean have plied the waters of…
This Date In History: A Greek For President
July 21, 1988: Massachusetts Governor, Michael S. Dukakis becomes first Greek-American to be nominated for the U.S. Office of the President. Born to Greek immigrant parents in 1933 in Massachusetts, Dukakis became the 65th Governor…
The Blessed Liberty Ships: The Yeast that Caused the Greek Fleet to Rise
I grew up in a family of Greek merchant sailors. My father, from Hydra, served in the Greek Navy and then the merchant marines, as did his father, grandfather, brother, cousins, and most of his…
Chris Jaymes, Sons Of Chaos – A Story Of The Greek Revolution
What does a modern-day American skateboarder from the beaches of California have in common with a Greek Revolutionary from 1821? Simple – the love of freedom. One man who fought for, it and the other…
This Date In History: The Greek That Brought Auto Racing Into Our Homes
July 4, 1961: Greek-American, Chris Economaki, announces the running of the Firecracker 250 NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway for ABC Sports. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1920, Christopher “Chris” Constantine Economaki, was enthralled…
The Greeks And The Making Of Modern Egypt
The story of the Greeks in Egypt from Muhammad Ali to Nasser From the early nineteenth century through to the 1960s, the Greeks formed the largest, most economically powerful, and geographically and socially diverse of…
Remembering Chrysostomos: A Modern Day Martyr
Archbishop Chrysostomos was an admired and revered figure among the Greeks of Smyrna. He strongly believed in the ideals of Hellenism until his tragic death in September 1922. When the Greek army landed in Smyrna…
This Date In History: The American City Of A Greek General
April 21, 1825: Ypsilanti, Michigan, named after Greek Revolutionary Demetrios Ypsilantis, is first recorded. On the east side of the Huron River, in Washtenaw County, Michigan, a small trading post was established in 1809 by…
This Date In History: The Olympics Make A Comeback
April 6, 1896: The Games of the first Olympiad (modern) begin in Athens, Greece. Throughout Europe in the 1800s, many sporting events were held and dubbed “Olympian Games,” including Greek Olympic Games held in Greece…
This Date In History: The Mouse that Roared
March 18, 2012: Cosmos Philly launches its new multi-media website. Founders Eleftherios “Ted” Kostans and Vasilios Keisoglou met to discuss the possibility of beginning a website for the Philadelphia Greek-American community, which would include news,…
This Date In History: The American Parthenon
February 23, 1972: The exact replica of the Parthenon, built in Nashville, Tennessee in 1897 (rebuilt 1925-31), is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The City of Nashville has always been nicknamed the…
