A gold coin discovered at the site of a medieval fortress in Bulgaria suggests that the people living there during the early Ottoman rule were wealthier than previously thought. The coin, dating back to the 14th century, was found during excavations at the village of Cherven and indicates the use of foreign currency, likely due to a shortage of local gold.
April is Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month, and April 24 is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. In 1915, the Ottoman Turkish government instituted a systematic extermination campaign targeting ethnic Armenians and other Christian minorities within the Ottoman empire. This included Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs, Arameans and Maronites. By 1923, approximately 1.5 million Armenians were murdered and 300,000 deported. This genocide is recognized in 2019 U.S. House Resolution 296, 2019 U.S. Senate Resolution 150, and annually by President Biden.
