November 11, 2008
Posted at: 11:17 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: History and Mythology
I have lived in the Greater Boston area my entire life and have been to Logan many times for my flights, friends and family flights and just driving by. For some reason, I never knew the full name of Logan was actually “General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport“.
Edward L. Logan was born in Boston on 20 January 1875. Except while on active duty, he was a life-long resident of South Boston. He graduated from Boston Latin School in 1893, where he received his first military training in the cadet corps, and from Harvard in 1897.
He mustered out in November 1898 and entered Harvard Law School while remaining sergeant major of the 9th Infantry. He graduated in June 1901 and was also appointed as 2d Lieutenant in Company A, 9th Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (later Massachusetts National Guard). Logan was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in 1903 and in October 1908 he took command of Company A as a captain.
During and after service in the National Guard he was active in civic, veterans, and political posts. He was the first state commander of the American Legion, President of the National Guard Association, Boston city councilor, representative and senator in the Massachusetts General Court, as well as president of a number of charitable institutions. He was one of Boston’s leading citizens as was nationally known for his role in veterans and military affairs.
I like the history behind names and places because then it is not just another place or thing, it has a past. It has a story that can be told as a tidbit during a conversation. History can sometimes be really interesting.
September 23, 2008
Posted at: 11:55 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: History and Mythology, Rants and Randomness
Last week, newly appointed Ambassor to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch arrived in Yerevan where she will command her post.
Armenian-American groups have been seeking to force the Bush administration to change its policy on the 1915 incidents, but Yovanovitch clearly adhered to the US line of refusing to label the incidents as “genocide” at her confirmation hearing in the Senate. Last year the White House withdrew its nomination of career diplomat Richard Hoagland after one lawmaker blocked it in an objection to that policy. The post had remained vacant for two years. Armenia, with the backing of its diaspora, claims that up to 1.5 million of its kin were slaughtered in orchestrated killings in 1915. Turkey rejects the claims, saying that 300,000 Armenians along with at least as many Turks died in civil strife that emerged when the Armenians took up arms for independence in eastern Anatolia.
Washington has had no full-time ambassador in Yerevan since May 2006 and has attached great importance to sending Yovanovitch there at a time of increasing Russian influence in the region and a worsening conflict with Iran over its alleged development of nuclear arms, officials said at the time.
The last ambassador was removed by George Bush because he openly called the “killings” a genocide. Bush is an idiot.
April 30, 2008
Posted at: 11:41 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: History and Mythology
Today in 1789, George Washington takes the oath of office as the first President of the United States.
I was going to write more, but I am not feeling well, sorry it’s short, but enjoy the quick history fact 
March 22, 2008
Posted at: 11:08 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Armenia, History and Mythology
As a Christian, Holy Saturday (day after Good Friday and the day before Easter) is the day where we remember the dead body of Christ in his tomb.
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