Did You Know? ByKeghartJuly 19, 2011 Captured (34 B.C.) by Marc Anthony and brought in gold chains to Alexandria, tenacious King Ardavazt of Armenia,… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJuly 19, 2011 The first western-style theatre in the Ottoman Empire was organized by Arousiak Papazian and Krikor Sinanyan. Dikran Choukhajian… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJuly 19, 2011 The first Turkish-language novel ("Akabi Hikayesi") was written, in 1852, by an Armenian named Vartan. It was printed… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJuly 19, 2011 Saladin’s father, a Kurd, was born in Tvin (Dvin), Armenia. Saladin was born in Iraq. When Saladin conquered… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJuly 19, 2011 The first Armenian book was ("Oorpatakirk") printed in 1512. The first Armenian Bible ("Asdvadzashounch") was printed in 1666.… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJuly 19, 2011 Contrary to widely-held belief, notorious international arms dealer and billionaire Sir Basil Zaharoff, active during the First World… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJuly 19, 2011 Armenian architects of Cilicia were great experts on fortifications and military architecture. The most outstanding example of this,… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJuly 19, 2011 Gothic architecture is a misnomer: there’s nothing Gothic about it. Three of the most prominent structural innovations of… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 21, 2011 Performer, prolific composer, audio producer Eve Beglarian of Ann Arbor, Michigan has won the much-vied for Greenfield Prize.… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 21, 2011 "Peace-loving" Ghandi was a huge supporter of the violent Khalifat movement in India in the ’20s. The Muslim… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 21, 2011 "Der" in the last name of Armenians means the person is descended from a kahanah–married priest (Der-Der). "Mghts"… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 21, 2011 Six Century B.C. Greek historian Manetho claimed the Hyksos, who conquered Egypt, came from the land of "Hoori"… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 21, 2011 Four Armenian proverbs: –The shepherd lamented all that was taken away; the wolf lamented all that was left… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 21, 2011 Turkish baths are not Turkish. The hot baths had been in Anatolia for thousands of years with the… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 21, 2011 On Dec. 22, 1925 the “New York Times” reported that a British ship, carrying 400 tons of human… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 16, 2011 Soon after Christianity arrived in Ireland, many Middle Eastern monks and anchorites, fleeing the barbarian hordes, headed to… Read More 0 0 0
Did You Know? ByKeghartJune 16, 2011 As in Vienna and Paris, Armenians opened the first coffeehouse in London (1652). Pasqua Rosee opened the first… Read More 0 0 0
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