The hat that set off Greece’s first student riot

The incident that took place on May 10, 1859, was a seemingly minor one: A group of school and university students appeared at Athens’ Pedion tou Areos Park – the “Champs Elysee” of the Greek capital at the time – for the customary Sunday stroll, wearing cheap straw sun hats.

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