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Asian History - This Day In History

The continent of Asia, home to the majority of the world's population and countries as diverse as China, South Korea and India, has thousands of years of rich history.

1938

National Dollar Stores Strike of 1938 begins in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Asian History
2011

Fukushima nuclear disaster

Asian History
2019

Japan’s Emperor Akihito abdicates

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China announces the end of its controversial one-child policy

Asian History
1976

One million people attend funeral of Mao Zedong

Asian History
1932

This Day in History: 09/16/1932 – Gandhi Begins Fast

Asian History
1989

This Day in History: 06/3/1989 – Crackdown at Tiananmen

Asian History

This Day in History: 10/16/1934 – Long March in China

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This Day in History: 07/01/1997 – Hong Kong Returned to China

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2011

Kim Jong Il, leader of North Korea, dies

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1854

Treaty of Kanagawa signed with Japan

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1959

Dalai Lama begins exile

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