25 March 1940, New York Times, pg. 9:
GREEKS HERE MARK
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Colorful Parade of 10,000 on
Park Ave. Is Prelude to
Service at Cathedral
Celebrating the 119th anniversary of Hellenic independence, 10,000 Greek-Americans formed one of the city's most colorful "Easter parades" yesterday as, with banners flying and wearing picturesque native costumes, they marched up Park Avenue from Fifty-first to Seventy-second Street.
24 March 1941, New York Times, pg. 5:
10,000 MARCH HERE
TO HONOR GREECE
7 April 1951, New York Times, pg. 12:
PARADE TO HONOR GREECE
5th Ave. Fete Tomorrow Marks
130th Year of Independence
3 April 1948, New York Times, pg. 6:
GREEK PARADE TOMORROW
Royalty to Review Independence
Marchers on Fifth Avenue
Commemorating the 127th anniversary of Greek Independence, the Greek Independence Parade will be held tomorrow at 2 P.M. sponsored by the federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York. The parade will start at Sixty-first Street and Fifth Ave., proceed up the avenue to Seventy-fourth Street, and then east to the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
9 April 1962, New York Times, pg. 23:
25,000 Parade Up Fifth Ave.
To Mark Greek Independence
17 May 1971, New York Times, pg. 24:
Spartan Weather Marks
Greek Independence Day
By MARTIN GANSBERG
The Greeks have a word for it. Yesterday the word was vrochi (rain) and thousands of Greek-Americans hoped that it would end in time for the 31st annual Independence Day parade on Fifth Avenue.