Jun 17th, 2008 · Set in the American West in 1915, Leif Enger's new novel, So Brave, Young and Handsome, is rife with train robbers, cowboys and Pinkerton detectives. The novel is a follow-up to the author's best-selling debut, Peace Like a River.
May 2nd, 2008 · With the apple-pie wholesomeness of a Norman Rockwell painting, but with a touch of melancholy, Barber created an American classic when he composed Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Carolyn Sampson sings it in concert with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Oct 19th, 2007 · Support faded for a measure that would officially recognize as genocide the mass killings of Armenians in 1915. The resolution passed a House committee, but political support waned in the face of criticism that it would harm U.S. relations with Turkey.
Oct 17th, 2007 · Turkey continues to voice its opposition to a controversial resolution circulating in the U.S. House regarding the 1915 mass killing of more than a million Armenians. The Turkish government has threatened to curtail military ties with the U.S., and lawmakers are withdrawing their support of the resolution.
Mar 30th, 2007 · When Roberta Keys-Torn and her sisters were born in 1915, it came as a surprise. Her parents, after all, were expecting one child -- not four girls who together weighed 16 pounds.
Oct 16th, 2006 · A quick pop-culture survey of what was going on when the U.S. population hit 100 million in 1915, and 200 million in 1967: What were people reading? What were they listening to? What were they naming their babies? And what constituted a musical hit in those years? It's far different from today's No. 1 single in the United States.
Oct 13th, 2006 · Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk's Nobel win is viewed with ambivalence in his native country. While he has his supporters, Pamuk is viewed by many Turks as a sell-out to the West. Pamuk's controversial public profile is rooted in his comments on the disputed Armenian genocide of 1915.
Oct 12th, 2006 · The French parliament is expected to pass a bill on Thursday that has strained relations between France and Turkey. The proposed law would make it a crime to deny that Armenians suffered genocide at the hands of the Turks in 1915. Turkey denies that any such genocide took place. Although the French government opposes the measure, the bill is expected to pass the lower house. It will then be debated by the senate.