Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
On this Date in 1902...
...The Antikythera mechanism, the oldest known surviving geared mechanism, was discovered among artifacts retrieved from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera. So far researchers have only been able to ascertain that it points the way to the Isla de Muerta.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
On this Date in 1905...
...1,500 Cretans, led by Eleftherios Venizelos (pictured), met at the village of Theriso to call for the island's unification with Greece, beginning the Theriso revolt. The nerve of some people.
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