Today in Greek History - January 1

Image: Prime Minister Costas Simitis receive the first euro banknote at an event at the Bank of Greece.

1068: Romanos IV Diogenes marries Eudokia Makrembolitissa and is crowned Byzantine emperor.

1523: The Ottoman forces of Suleiman occupy Rhodes.

1822: The First National Assembly of Epidaurus adopts the first Constitution of Greece.

1859: The first telegraph line in Greece, between Athens and Piraeus, begins operating.

1981: Greece becomes a member of the European Economic Community (EEC).

2001: Greece becomes a member of the Eurozone.

2002: The Euro replaces the Drachma and the national currency of Greece.