1904:Japanese land troops at Chemulpo (Inchon), near Seoul, Korea; within the next three weeks they will have advanced to the Yalu River, the border of Manchuria
1943: Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, ending the epic World War II battle on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific
1972: British government declares state of emergency after month-long coal miners’ strike
Source: Onthisday.com
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