THE DAY IN HISTORY · NOVEMBER 24
November 24 in history
What happened on November 24: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1894, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Port Arthur massacre
21–24 Nov 1894 — Japanese troops took the fortress from China, then killed captured soldiers and many civilians in the town. About 2,600 deaths in the town are documented; estimates that also include soldiers and the surrounding countryside reach 20,000 or more. The journalist James Creelman’s reports brought an international outcry.
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