The Armenians originated in eastern Asia Minor and the northern Middle East around the first millenium before Christ. The Armenians were particularly notable for their literary and artistic achievement in addition to their early adoption of Christianity. The first sizable emigration of Armenians to the United States came in the early 19th century. Many came here primarily for an education so that they could return to Turkey as engineers. doctors. and clergy. A small group came as businessmen. Many Armenians were artisans and laborers. The number of Armenians emigrating to the United States picked up steam in the 1890s under the rule of Sultan Abdul Harold II when tens of thousands of Armenians were massacred each year. By 1914. 50.000 Armenians had moved to the United States. There are approximately 500.000 Armenians living in the United States today.
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