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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| + | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 30]]: The [[Battle of Skra]], fought in the [[Macedonia]] front in [[World War I]], ends in Greek victory over the Bulgarians. | ||
===July=== | ===July=== | ||
*[[July 18]]: [[Greek-American]] [[George Dilboy]] knocks out three German machine gun nests, continues fighting despite the loss of a leg and finally is killed in the attack on Belleau Woods in [[World War I]]. His heroism earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor. | *[[July 18]]: [[Greek-American]] [[George Dilboy]] knocks out three German machine gun nests, continues fighting despite the loss of a leg and finally is killed in the attack on Belleau Woods in [[World War I]]. His heroism earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor. | ||
Revision as of 15:24, May 30, 2006
Events
May
- May 30: The Battle of Skra, fought in the Macedonia front in World War I, ends in Greek victory over the Bulgarians.
July
- July 18: Greek-American George Dilboy knocks out three German machine gun nests, continues fighting despite the loss of a leg and finally is killed in the attack on Belleau Woods in World War I. His heroism earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor.
October
- October 21: The first labor conference in Greece takes place at the Vassiliko Theater of Athens
November
- November 4: The First Congress of Greek socialists is held, from which the Socialist Labour Party of Greece or SEKE (Greek: Σοσιαλιστικό Εργατικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Sosialistiko Ergatiko Komma Elladas) was born - a few years later it is renamed to Communist Party of Greece (Kommounistiko Komma Ellados, Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος, KKE).
Births
October
- October 18: - Constantine Mitsotakis politician