IMAGE: Greek banknote (Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org)
1831: Greece’s first banknotes are printed in Nafplio.
1900: The central streets of Athens are illuminated with gas lights.
1917: Greece officially enters World War I. The Venizelos Government declares Greece in a state of war, and on the side of the Allies.
2012: National elections take place. New Democracy wins, they don’t win enough seats to form a government alone. They go on to form a coalition government with PASOK and DIMAR. Antonis Samaras will become Prime Minister.