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On This Day in 1901: The General Who Stood Between Two Empires in China
What happened on March 22, 1901? A German general prevented British and Russian troops from clashing in Peking, averting an international crisis during the Boxer Rebellion.
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On This Day in 1939: The Silent Conquest of Memel and the Final Pre-War Domino
What happened on March 22, 1939? Nazi Germany seized the Memel Territory from Lithuania, a quiet act of aggression that signaled the failure of appeasement and the inevitability of WWII.
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On This Day in 1946: The Powder Keg of Peacetime – A Naval Depot’s Battle for the Future
What happened on March 22, 1946? At a Nebraska naval depot, the war was over, but a new battle began as workers faced a peacetime reckoning through a controversial new efficiency rating system.
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On This Day in 1915: The Key Turns in Galicia – The Fall of Przemyśl
What happened on March 22, 1915? The mighty Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemyśl capitulated to Russian forces after a brutal 133-day siege, a pivotal moment in World War I.
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On This Day in 1906: The Prairie Fire Murder Trial That Gripped Nebraska
What happened on March 22, 1906? The retrial of Myron Irwin for the stabbing death of Robert B. Cearns during a prairie fire near O'Neill, Nebraska.
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On This Day in 1910: The Mutiny on the Ice-Bound Sea Queen
What happened on March 22, 1910? A newspaper serial reveals a tale of mutiny, treasure, and a kidnapped aristocrat aboard a ship trapped in Antarctic ice.
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