Difference between revisions of "January 2"

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1910: By law, Sunday is officially designated as a day off for workers in Greece.
1913: The Turkish garrison at Chios surrenders to the Greek forces.
1930: Greek Minister of Education, Georgios Papandreou, establishes Modern Greek as a compulsory subject in Greek schools.
1958: Greek-American diva Maria Callas leaves the set after the first act of "Norma", causing a stir in the audience which includes the President of Italy.
1969: A Greek, Giorgos Flamouridis, hijacks an Olympic Airways DC-6Β, forcing the pilot to take the aircraft to Cairo.

1929: Under its 1/1929 circular, SEGAS invites all Balkan federations to participate in the organization of the Balkan Track & Field Meeting. Romania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria will respond positively.

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 *[[1930]]: Greek Minister of Education, [[Georgios Papandreou]], establishes Modern Greek as a compulsory subject in Greek schools.
 *[[1958]]: [[Greek-American]] diva [[Maria Callas]] leaves the set after the first act of "Norma", causing a stir in the audience which includes the President of Italy.
+*[[1969]]: A Greek, Giorgos Flamouridis, hijacks an [[Olympic Airways]] DC-6Β, forcing the pilot to take the aircraft to Cairo.
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 *[[1929]]: Under its 1/1929 circular, [[SEGAS]] invites all Balkan federations to participate in the organization of the Balkan Track & Field Meeting. Romania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria will respond positively.