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Monday Mar 19th, 2012

Song Dynasty falls as Mongols complete conquest of China

March 19, 1279
Sunday Mar 11th, 2012

Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster strike Japan

March 11, 2011
Wednesday Feb 22nd, 2012

Empress of China becomes first US ship to trade with China

February 22, 1784
Saturday Feb 11th, 2012

Emperor Meiji issues new constitution of Japan

February 11, 1889
Wednesday
Feb 8th, 2012

Japanese attack Port Arthur, starting Russo-Japanese War

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Monday
Jan 30th, 2012

Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated

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Monday
Jan 23rd, 2012

Heart of Buddha

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Thursday
Dec 29th, 2011

Sun Yat-sen becomes first President of Republic of China

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Friday
Dec 16th, 2011

America’s next frontier: Burma

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Tuesday
Nov 22nd, 2011

China Clipper makes first trans-Pacific flight

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Monday
Oct 3rd, 2011

Birth of Dangun, legendary founder of Korea

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Wednesday
Sep 28th, 2011

Chinese philosopher Kongfuzi born

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Thursday
Jul 21st, 2011

“Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”

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Tuesday
Jul 19th, 2011

Dancing in shackles

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Tuesday
Jul 12th, 2011

The long, strange journey

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Wednesday
Jul 6th, 2011

Rising powers, rising rivals in East Asia?

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