Historical events remembered: 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and 1946 Greek royal referendum

On this day: an earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 142,000 people in 1923

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 1: 1923 – An earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 142,000 people and making 2.5 million homeless. 1946 – Greeks voted to recall their king, George II, to the throne. He had been living in exile in England. 1960 – Julius Nyerere became […]

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