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Headlines for January 08, 2008

ARMENIAN PROGRAMS ON TURKISH TV
By H. Chaqrian
The public television of Turkey is planning to broadcast programs in 8 languages this year. Minister Mehmed Aydin, commenting on the initiative, said that in general the multilingual programs shall cover ...
PRESIDENT OF TURKEY IN WASHINGTON
By H. Chaqrian
In late evening January 5 President of Turkey Abdullah Gul left for Washington on a 5-day visit. According tom CNN the Turkish president was invited to Washington by George Bush. The previous official ...
ARMENIANS IN WORLD CHESS RATING
FIDE made public the best chess players of 2007. Armenian Grandmasters Levon Aronian and Vladimir Hakobian slipped back to the 10th and 23rd places respectively. Last year Aronian took the 9th place ...

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Today in Armenian history

0 Arats was the 6th month of the Armenian Calendar (January 8-February 6). It is called "Arans" because during this month, when everything is snow-clad, only the men ("arank" in Armenian) could pass through.
1819 Birth of the Armenian General of the Russian Army, Arshak Ter-Ghookassyan.
1858 The "Trtshnik Pegasian" was published by Grigor Aliatian in Constantinople.
1880 Death of Karapet Tshukhajian, editor of the "Tsiasan".
1907 Death of Nshan Berberian, head of a publishing house and publicist of the "Boorastan Mankants" children's newspaper (1882-1888).
1931 Opening of the world's only Kurdish Technical College in Yerevan.
1931 The Kurdish Pedagogical School opens in Yerevan.
1935 Decision to create Pedagocical Institutes in Yerevan and Gyoomree with evening classes.
1960 Opening of the Fine Arts University in Yerevan.