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Today in Asian History
July 11
1900 Three Catholic priests, Jean-Marie Viaud (b. 1864), Edouard Agnius (b. 1874), and Jules-Joseph Bayart (b. 1877), were killed during China's Boxer Rebellion.
1921 Mongolia became the world's second socialist nation, declaring its independence from
China.
1933 In Japan, the Shimpeitai (God-sent Troops) plot among young officers against government officials was discovered and thus foiled.
1938 Japan and the Soviet Union fought in Manchuria, until 8/10.
1995 Pres. Clinton announced plans to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
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