Video. Marking the 1821 War of Independence, Athens hosted a military parade, church services, ceremonial gun salutes, and a ...

War of Independence, Athens hosted a military parade, church services, ceremonial gun salutes, and a flag-raising at the ...

The country’s first official flag to fly over Greek land, not sea, was a stark white cross over a deep blue background. The ...

On the occasion of Greece's National Day, which celebrates the anniversary of its War of Independence against the Ottoman ...

The Greek War of Independence that begun in 1821 is full of memorable events, most of them bloody battles and heroic feats.

The City of Aurora will also raise the flag of Greece at noon on Tuesday at One Aurora Plaza, 8 E. Galena Blvd. Tuesday also marks Greek Independence Day, March 25, which is celebrated around the ...

Local Greek Americans gathered for a flag raising ceremony at Government Plaza to celebrate Greek Independence Day.

Greece had been under the control of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 until March 25, 1821, when Bishop Germanos of Patras raised the flag of revolution ... end to rule by a military junta in Greece.

Progress and preservation are the two aspects of Hellenism, said the Minister of Defense - Politicians from ND, PASOK and ...