Like today February 24th important and historical events happened for our country, but also for him People.
Let’s take a look at the calendar of Time, see what happened like today…
391
The Byzantine emperor Theodosius I forbids idolatry. In this context, the performance of the Olympic Games, which had begun in 776 BC, ceases.
1821
Alexandros Ypsilantis publishes the revolutionary proclamation “Fight for faith and country”, with which he asks the Greeks of Moldavia and Wallachia to revolt. This action of his marks the official start of the Revolution in the Transdanubian Hegemonies.
1975
The Minister of National Defense, Evangelos Averof, announces the suppression of conspiratorial movement in the army. (Pajama Coup d’etat)
1981
Enceladus hits Alcyonides with a magnitude of 6.6, leaving behind 14 victims and Athenians spending several evenings in the city’s parks and squares.
Today, a 6.7 Richter earthquake in Alkyonides leaves behind great destruction and Athenians spend many evenings in the parks and streets of the city. The official death toll was 20 dead, many of them from heart attacks.
The strong earthquake of 24 February 1981 and the largest aftershock of 4 March (6.4) caused destruction in Corinth, Boeotia, Attica, Evia and Phocis.
The villages of Perachora, Pisia, Prodromos were heavily damaged by the main earthquake, while the villages of Plataies and Kaparelli by the aftershock.
20 people were killed and dozens were injured. The earthquake also caused massive damage to buildings. About 85,000 were damaged of which 22,554 were deemed beyond repair.
Large landslides also occurred in many areas and a small tsunami was generated in the Gulf of Corinth.
2012
Panos Kammenos, after his departure from New Democracy due to “memorandums”, establishes a new political scheme, called “Independent Greeks”.
2022
Russia is launching a large-scale military operation in Ukraine, from its own territories as well as from Belarus. Verbal condemnation from the West (and from Greece), but also the threat of new sanctions. Big increase in the price of natural gas and electricity. Over 100 dollars/barrel oil. Plunge in the stock markets (-6.42% on the Athens Stock Exchange).
Sources: sansimera.gr/left.gr
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