History

Most successful inventions of all times: Armenians who changed the world
20:03 2017-10-20

Celebrities, movie stars and people who appear on TV a lot, seem to be the most respectful people. But people who really change our lives, who push this mankind forward are scientists and inventors. Thanks to many famous Armenian inventors, the world got more colorful and got a step closer to perfection. In the “famous …

World’s Oldest Leather Shoe Found in Armenia
10:15 2017-10-12

The world’s oldest known leather shoe struck one of the world’s best known shoe designers as shockingly au courant. “It is astonishing,” Blahnik said via email, “how much this shoe resembles a modern shoe!” Stuffed with grass, perhaps as an insulator or an early shoe tree, the 5,500-year-old moccasin-like shoe was found exceptionally well preserved—thanks …

Hollywood legend John Malkovich visits Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan
20:01 2017-10-10

Hollywood legend John Malkovich visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute today. Museum’s Deputy Director briefed the guest on the history of the Armenian Genocide. John Malkovich wrote a in the Museum’s guestbook: “A painful lesson”. He later laid flowers at the eternal fire and paid tribute to the memory of the genocide victims with a moment …

The Untold Story of Hollywood Legend Hedy Lamarr
21:15 2017-10-09

Hedy Lamarr was so much more than a pretty face. The immigrant star of the silver screen, who rose to fame under a contract at MGM in the late ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s, appeared in films like Boom Town with Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy in 1940 and Samson and Delilah, the highest-grossing film of …

Ancient mystery of how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza may be solved
08:09 2017-09-28

Archaeologists believe they have solved one of history’s most puzzling questions — how the ancient Egyptians transported over 170,000 tons of limestone to build the Great Pyramid at Giza. New findings at the site on the outskirts of Cairo have revealed purpose-built boats were used to transport the huge stones. The findings shed new light …