Today is July 20 historical and important events happened for our country, but also for him People.
So let’s go back to the page of Time’s calendar to see what happened like today…
1936
The first Olympic Flame lighting ceremony takes place in Ancient Olympia. The former Koula Pratsika lights the torch of the first torchbearer Kostas Kondylis. The flame will reach Berlin 11 days later, by 3,840 torchbearers.
1944
A failed assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler is noted. The first – General Ludwig Beck, General Rudolph Smund, Colonel Klaus Schenk von Stauffenberg, Colonel Mertz and Lieutenant Werner von Heffen – either kill themselves or are executed.
1969
American astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to set foot on the Moon.
1974
Turkish troops invade Cyprus. General conscription is declared in Greece. The UN Security Council issues Resolution 353 for a ceasefire in Cyprus.
2007
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Athens to promote weapons systems in our country (Eurofighter). Addressing the Greek Prime Minister, Costas Karamanlis, she says: “I will emphasize, once again, how important our economic relations are. You have a growth rate of 4%. This is just a dream for us!”
2016
A total of 49,321 people were removed from their positions in the Turkish State, excluding the armed forces and the judiciary, after the July 15 coup attempt.
Source: sansimera.gr
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