Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Armenian Genocide {1915}

100 years ago this month, the world was deeply engaged in World War I.  Numerous atrocities occurred throughout that conflict - but did the collapsing Ottoman Empire commit genocide on the Armenians in 1915?

The government of Turkey says "No."

Everyone else says "Yes."

Listen HERE to a short NPR story on the controversy...
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