armenia

school

Dec 14, 1850

1850 First girl school opened in Yerevan

church

Jan 20, 1891

1891 First Armenian Apostolic Church in the US

adoption of new flag

Aug 10, 1918

1918 August 10 Armenia adopts red, blue, orange flag

war

Sep 23, 1920

turkey invades Armenia from the west

war

Nov 29, 1920

1920 November 29: Soviets invade Armenia from the east.

up rising

Feb 18, 1921

1921 February 18: Armenian uprising briefly ends Soviet rule.

reach the peak

Jun 15, 1936

1936-37 Purges under political commissar Lavrenti Beria reach their peak in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia

memorial monument

Apr 24, 1967

1967 Armenian Martyrs Memorial Monument erected in Montebello

voters approval

Sep 21, 1991

1991 September 21 - Armenian voters approve national independence.

admitted

Oct 7, 1992

1992 Armenia admitted to the United Nations