In the 250 years since the US declared its independence from Great Britain, the nation has grown from a sparsely populated collection of settlements scattered along the Atlantic coast into a global power spread over the breadth of a continent and beyond. Starting from the original 13 colonies that covered 430,000 sq miles (1.1 million […]
The Bey Hamam, the oldest surviving Ottoman bathhouse in Thessaloniki and the largest Ottoman bath complex in Greece, has reopened to visitors following the completion of an extensive restoration project, the Culture Ministry announced.
“The Port of Piraeus can play an important role in strengthening India – Greece and India – Europe connectivity,” said Piyush Goyal, India’s union minister of commerce and industry, in an interview with Kathimerini.
1776: US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Great Britain 1785: Geologist James Hutton publicly reads an abstract of his theory of uniformitarianism for the first time at a meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1803: The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people by President Thomas Jefferson 1838: Huskar […]
Sixteen years ago, Abdi Nor Iftin was a Somali refugee living in one of the roughest slums in Kenya when he found out he had won the lottery of a lifetime. Out of nearly eight million applicants in 2013, he had been one of the lucky 50,000 granted a US visa through a scheme known […]
The World Conference of Cypriot Diaspora will take place this year from 28 to 31 July. Representatives from the Federation who are members of POMAK’s Central Council of POMAK (World Federation of Overseas Cypriots) will join colleagues from POMAK’s other member-Federation’s from around the world for this year’s meeting. NEPOMAK (World Organisation for Young Overseas […]
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may make a brief stop in Athens one day before or – most likely – after the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7 and 8, where he will be accompanying President Donald Trump, Kathimerini understands.
324: Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium 1863: Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War 1884: Dow Jones publishes its first stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average […]
A man has been rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after twin earthquakes in Venezuela. Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble. A Chilean firefighter had earlier described the rescue […]
On 25 May 2026, the young leaders of the National Union of Greek Australian Students’ Victorian Branch (NUGAS VIC) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elected the new committee for the 2026/27 term.
