LOS ANGELES - On the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, President Joe Biden became the first US president to officially recognize the killing of more than a million Armenians as genocide.Each year on April 24, millions of people around the world hold protests and rallies to honor the 1.5 million lives lost during the genocide and urge Turkey and the US to recognize the genocide.But this year will be different.
A happier tone, a sense of relief and celebration for so many in the Armenian community as the US has formally recognized the genocide.Thousands of people have gathered in Los Angeles for the annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day rally and march."It means a lot, this has never happened in history.