A Canadian Red Cross nurse who dedicated 11 years of her life to rescue and…
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On This Day September 20, 1922: American Executes Amazing Plan, Saves Thousands of Greeks
On September 20, 1922, a single American named Asa Jennings set in motion a series…
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On This Day September 19, 1922: Ernest Hemingway Reports on Women Suffering in Smyrna
On September 19, 1922, as tens of thousands of refugees remained crammed onto Smyrna’s Quay,…
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The final chapter of the genocide that swept Turkey at the beginning of the 20th…
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On September 18, 1922, a British diplomat handed Allen Dulles, chief of the Near East…
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On September 17, 1922, U.S. Lt Commander Halsey Powell made the following entry into the…
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On September 15, 1922, fires set by the Turkish army continued to ravage the city…
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On This Day September 13, 1922: Turkish Army Sets Smyrna Ablaze, Chaotic Evacuation Ensues
On September 13, 1922, the Turkish nationalist army lit four fires around the perimeter of…
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The catastrophe of Smyrna and the events that led to it, including the annihilation of…
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In a scene that many participants described as the most emotional of their lives, several…