Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes 10 February 1947, the Treaty of Peace with Italy, one of the Paris Peace Treaties, determined that the recently established Italian Republic would transfer the Dodecanese Islands to Greece. In 1948, Rhodes and the rest of the Dodecanese were transferred as previously agreed. The palace was then converted to a museum, and is today visited by the millions of tourists that visit Rhodes. In 1988, when Greece held the rotating presidency of the European Economic Community (as the European Union was then known), Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and the other leaders of the EEC held a meeting in the
History of the Greek Americans in Metro Detroit Detroit's Greeks moved to suburban communities. Suburbs with Greek Americans include Lincoln Park and St. Clair Shores. Historically many Greek immigrants operated Coney islands, or restaurants serving Detroit Coney dogs. In the 1960s and early 1970s Greek immigrants established the Coney chains Kerby's Coney Island, Leo's Coney Island, and National Coney Island. All three chains sell some Greek food items with Coney dogs. A previous Greek-established restaurant, Onassis Coney Island, closed. The Greek ethnic enclave of Greektown is still active. Because of the Greek immigration, within Michigan the most academic studies on Greek people are conducted in Detroit. As of