Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/October 28"

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312: Constantine the Great was victorious over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge; his victory resulted in his becoming Western Augustus, or ruler of the entire Western Roman Empire.
1940: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas replied with the single-word reply "no", when Mussolini demanded occupation rights to strategic Greek sites. Greece officially entered World War II.
1944: German soldiers, while on retreat, sabotaged and destroyed the bridge of Papadia, and the tunnel and bridge of Brallos.
1959: The electricity plant of Ptolemaida began its operations
1962: Giorgos Babaniotis broke the Greek Hammer throw record with a throw of 60.20m.
Births: Spyros Kyprianou (1932), Cypriot politician and President; Poly Panou (1940), popular singer

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 '''[[October 28]]'''
 *[[312]]: [[Constantine I (emperor)|Constantine the Great]] was victorious over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge; his victory resulted in his becoming Western Augustus, or ruler of the entire Western Roman Empire.
-*[[1940]]: Prime Minister [[Ioannis Metaxas]] replied with the single-word reply "'''no'''", when Mussolini demanded occupation rights to strategic Greek sites. Greece officially entered [[World War II]].
+*[[1940]]: Prime Minister [[Ioannis Metaxas]] replied with the single-word reply "'''[[Oxi Day|no]]'''", when Mussolini demanded occupation rights to strategic Greek sites. Greece officially entered [[World War II]].
 *[[1944]]: German soldiers, while on retreat, sabotaged and destroyed the [[Papadia Bridge|bridge of Papadia]], and the tunnel and [[Brallos Bridge|bridge of Brallos]].
 *[[1959]]: The electricity plant of [[Ptolemaida]] began its operations