The suspense is building for the Boston Marathon, which comes next Monday. Who will take the prize this year? While we wait for the big race it's worth remembering the 1946 winner, Stylianos Kyriakides of Greece, where the idea of the marathon originated. For his run was more than about making it over Heartbreak Hill and onto victory. His mission was to bring attention to famine and suffering in his homeland.View slideshow: The Boston Marathon winner who fed the hungry During World War II the German Army practically left Greece in ruins and short on food. Aid was desperately needed. April 1946 was a pivotal time in world history; hunger then was the World War II enemy that had yet to be...
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