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ON THIS DAY in 1918 (25 May) the Battle of Karakilisa was fought.

In quick succession, the invading Turks managed to conquer the cities of Yerznga, Erzerum, Sarikamish, Kars and Alexandropol. Pressed by the Turkish regular army, Armenian forces began to retreat....
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ON THIS DAY in 1918 (21 May) the Battle of Bash Abaran began.

The Ottoman forces looked to make a foray into Yerevan, but were met in...
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Khrimian Hayrig was born on this day in 1820.

An Armenian Apostolic Church leader, educator, and publisher, he served as Catholicos of All Armenians from 1893 to 1907....
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ON THIS DAY in 1924 (9 Jan) Sergei Parajanov was born. Born in Tiflis, he gained access to art from an early age. In...

ON THIS DAY in 1937 (10 Dec) Movses Silikyan passed away.

Silikyan was born in the town of Vartashen in the Nukhinsky Uyezd of Elisabethpol Governorate, then part of the Russian Empire. In 1915 during the early stages...

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