THE DAY IN HISTORY · AUGUST 17
August 17 in history
What happened on August 17: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1863 and 1947, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Bombardment of Kagoshima
15–17 Aug 1863 — A British squadron shelled Satsuma’s capital over the killing of the merchant Charles Richardson at Namamugi the previous year. Satsuma’s batteries returned fire, but much of the town burned. The domain paid compensation and made peace, then began buying British ships and rifles.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE REMAKING THE STATE MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Radcliffe Line
17 Aug 1947 — The Radcliffe award appeared two days after freedom. Between Lahore and Amritsar, its new border crossed the Grand Trunk Road. A customs post grew at the meeting of a pencil line drawn in five weeks and a thousand-year-old highway.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE & PARTITION MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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