Yerevan residents and guests celebrated the city's 2750th anniversary. The Erebuni museum was opened at the foot of Arin Berd hill. Armenian weavers created the famous Erebuni carpet and the Yerevan Experimental Tobacco Factory started the production of "Arin Berd" and "Erebuni" cigarettes, which became very popular.
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1959
The opening of the David of Sassoun statue (sculptor Yervand Kochar) took place in the square near the railway station.
1880
Yerevan's first newspaper was "Psak" ("The Wreath"), which was first published on March 15, 1880.
