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*[[412 BC]]: [[Athens]] and [[Sparta]] agree to a truce during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. This, so-called "[[Peace of Nicias]]" will only last six years. | *[[412 BC]]: [[Athens]] and [[Sparta]] agree to a truce during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. This, so-called "[[Peace of Nicias]]" will only last six years. | ||
Revision as of 19:41, April 12, 2006
Today is tax day for those who live in the United States.
Events
- 412 BC: Athens and Sparta agree to a truce during the Peloponnesian War. This, so-called "Peace of Nicias" will only last six years.
- 1939: Archaeological digs bring to light a palace in ancient Pylos, possibly that of Trojan War hero King Nestor.
- 1951: Conservatives win the mayoral elections in Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus.
Sports
- 1987: Greek-American baseball executive, Al Campanis, is forced to resign as his remarks that blacks don't make great swimmers is taken to be racist.
- 1993: Businessman Socrates Kokkalis takes over as President of Olympiakos.
Deaths
- 1896: Georgios Vizyinos, poet/writer.