World War I: In Armenia, Russian troops capture Gumiskhanek.

Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarapat.

Turkey makes peace with Armenia.

The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.

A terrorist attack is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA at the Paris-Orly Airport in Paris; it leaves 8 people dead and 55 injured.

Spitak Earthquake: In Armenia an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale kills nearly 25,000, injures 15,000 and leaves 400,000 homeless.

Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.

Armenia is granted independence from Soviet Union.

Khojaly massacre: about 613 civilians are killed by Armenian armed forces during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan join the United Nations.

Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the Karabakh War.

The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after their independence from the Soviet Union

Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliament Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and 6 other members.

After having closed borders for about two hundred years, Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders.