Difference between revisions of "June 14"

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1821: The Greek War of Independence breaks out in Crete with an attack against Turkish positions near Loulo, Chania.
1873: Heinrich Schliemann discovers gold artifacts in the ancient site of Troy.
1916: Venizelos' followers organized a military movement in Thessaloniki, called the "Provisional Government of National Defence". There they founded a new state including Northern Greece and Aegean Islands.
1942: 50 Greeks are executed by German occupation troops in Heraklion, Crete.
1948: Operation Coronis is put into effect during the Greek Civil War by the national forces. Its aim is to drive out the Communists from the northern Pindus mountains.
1964: General Georgios Grivas returns to Cyprus during the 1963-1964 crisis.
1985: A TWA Boeing 727 is hijacked by Shiite extremists as it leaves Ellinikon International Airport. Among the hostages is singer Demis Roussos.

1987: Greece defeat the USSR 103-101 to win the Eurobasket 1987. Nikos Galis leads the team in scoring with 40 points.

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 *[[1916]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos|Venizelos']] followers organized a military movement in [[Thessaloniki]], called the "Provisional Government of National Defence". There they founded a new state including Northern Greece and [[Aegean Islands]].
 *[[1942]]: 50 Greeks are executed by German occupation troops in [[Heraklion]], [[Crete]].
+*[[1948]]: Operation Coronis is put into effect during the [[Greek Civil War]] by the national forces. Its aim is to drive out the [[DSE|Communists]] from the northern [[Pindus]] mountains.
 *[[1964]]: General [[Georgios Grivas]] returns to [[Cyprus]] during the 1963-1964 crisis.
 *[[1985]]: A TWA Boeing 727 is hijacked by Shiite extremists as it leaves [[Ellinikon International Airport]]. Among the hostages is singer [[Demis Roussos]].