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Kozmo.com was a venture-capital -funded online company that promised free one-hour delivery of "videos, games, DVDs, music, mags, books, food, basics & more" [1] and Starbucks coffee in several major cities in the United States. It was founded in March 1998 by young investment bankers Joseph Park and Yong Kang in New York City, and was out of ...
Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans. [ 13] The city was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon, who named it after his wife Thessalonike, daughter of Philip II of Macedon and sister of Alexander the Great.
Aristotelous Square ( Greek: Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους, IPA: [plaˈtia aristoˈtelus], " Aristotle Square") is the main city square of Thessaloniki, Greece and is located on Nikis avenue (on the city's waterfront), in the city center. It was designed by French architect Ernest Hébrard in 1918, but most of the square was built in ...
In 1943, the Salonican Jews were forced into a ghetto near the rail lines, and deportations began to the concentration camps and labor camps. The majority of the 72,000 in the community were murdered in the camps. This resulted in the near-extermination of the community. Only 1,200 Jews live in the city today.
The Thessaloniki Metro ( Greek: Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης, Metró Thessaloníkis ⓘ, [meˈtro θesaloˈnicis]) is an underground rapid-transit system under construction in Thessaloniki, Greece 's second largest city. Estimates for the cost of the megaproject are € 1.62 billion ( $ 1.83 billion) for the main line and €640 million ...
The first television broadcast in Greece became a reality during the 25th Thessaloniki International Fair (3 September 1960). The Studios were organized by the Public Power Corporation (ΔΕΗ) pavilion, supplied by Philips, along with other locally improvised equipment. Some years later, a small privately-owned television station started ...
Karate. Jiu Jitsu. Pankration. Iraklis F.C.[ 1][ 2] ( Greek: Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. As of 2021, the club competes in the Super League Greece 2. They play their home matches at Kaftanzoglio Stadium .
July 9, 2024 at 10:17 AM. These are our top travel must-haves to buy during Walmart's summer sale event, starting at just $15. Traveling isn't cheap. From airline tickets and hotels to food and ...