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ON THIS DAY: Grigoris Bithikotsis, the “sir” of Greek music is born (1922)

On 11 December, we remember the birth of Grigoris Bithikotsis, a man whose voice and compositions became an integral part of Greece's cultural identity....

ON THIS DAY: The declaration of Human Rights is adopted (1948)

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly made history by adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a landmark document that...

ON THIS DAY: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premieres (1965)

On 9 December 1965, television history was made as the animated special A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered on CBS in the United States. The...

ON THIS DAY: Escalation of the “Dekemvriana” in Greece (1944)

Echoes of the "Dekemvriana" of 1944 in Cyprus These days mark 80 years since the "Dekemvriana" of 1944, the civil conflict that largely shaped Greece's...

ON THIS DAY: Ozzy Osbourne is born (1948)

3rd December 1948 marks the birth of one of rock music’s most iconic and influential figures, Ozzy Osbourne, in Birmingham, England. Known as the...