February 02, 2008
Posted at: 6:04 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: History and Mythology, Rants and Randomness
I was discussing this the other day and I thought it was weird how everything is so close. However, anyone can put two people together and find coincidences between them.
I’m not saying this is a conspiracy, but it is really interesting.
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Lincoln
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Kennedy
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Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846
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Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946
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He was elected President in 1860
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He was elected President in 1960
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His wife lost a child while living in the White House
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His wife lost a child while living in the White House
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He was directly concerned with Civil Rights
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He was directly concerned with Civil Rights
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Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him
not to go to the theater *1
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Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him
not to go to Dallas **2
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Lincoln was shot in the back of the head in the
presence of his wife
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Kennedy was shot in the back of the head in the
presence of his wife
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Lincoln shot in the Ford Theatre
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Kennedy shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford
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He was shot on a Friday
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He was shot on a Friday
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The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was known by three
names, comprised of fifteen letters
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The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was known by three
names, comprised of fifteen letters
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Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse
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Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a
theater
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Booth was killed before being brought to trial
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Oswald was killed before being brought to trial
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There were theories that Booth was part of a greater conspiracy
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There were theories that Oswald was part of a greater conspiracy
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Lincoln’s successor was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808
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Kennedy’s successor was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908
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*1 Note: It is an urban myth that Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy. There is no record of that.
**2 Note: There is no record whether or not Kennedy’s secretary warned him.
December 14, 2007
Posted at: 11:55 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: History and Mythology, Rants and Randomness
Many people think that this song was written centuries ago and is the National Anthem of Austria. However, it turns out that the song was written by Oscar Hammerstein II for the Sound of Music in 1959.
Edelweiss is a white flower found high in the Alpine hills and the lyrics reflect its change and the effect on people. I don’t really know if that makes sense, but it’s ok. 
Edelweiss Lyrics
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever
November 23, 2007
Posted at: 3:22 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: History and Mythology, Sports and Leisure
Doug Flutie is one of the most notable names in college football (and that whole pro thing he did). In 1984, he had one of the best years any quarterback had in college football history.
He had the Heisman trophy won since before his famous game since voting took place prior to November 23rd even though some people think that the final game locked it up. Flutie left school as the NCAA’s all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards and was a consensus All-America as a senior. He earned Player of the Year awards from UPI, Kodak, The Sporting News and the Maxwell Football Club.
November 23, 1984 was voted the greatest college sports game in history. Flutie’s BC Eagles beat Miami Hurricanes 47-45 in a back and forth game which ended in a last second hail mary pass to Gerard Phelan.
At the time, I was almost 3 months old and my father was holding me in his hands. When they caught the ball, my father jumped up and I almost hit my head on the ceiling. Luckily for me I didn’t, but it is still a good story.
September 21, 2007
Posted at: 1:04 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Armenia, History and Mythology
Note: This obviously only applies to the USA because if you live in Armenia, you can get your permit at the age of 15, but that is besides the point.
On this day in Armenian History 1991, the Republic of Armenia declared it’s freedom from the (former) Soviet Union to be apart of the New Independent States which later became the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Along with Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, they freed themselves from the control of the Soviet Union and communism.
In Armenia’s first years as a sovereign state, they had to deal with many problems that prevented them from thriving as a country. An earthquake that killed ten’s of thousands of people and the new President banning the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. Once Robert Kocharian became President in 1998, the country started to turn around and is doing very well for a *moderately developed country*.
Happy Independence Day Armenia!!!
armenia, freedom, soviet union, NIS, CIS, independence
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