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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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CultureHistory
Remembering the American Who Saved 250,000 Greeks From Death in Smyrna
by Lou Ureneckby Lou UreneckThe final chapter of the genocide that swept Turkey at the beginning of the 20th…
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The Smyrna Catastrophe in September of 1922 was a defining period for the development of…
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On This Day September 18, 1922: Ataturk Condemns Refugees’ Fate, US Ignores Warnings
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 about Smyrna…
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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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On This Day September 10, 1922: Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Smyrna Killed by Turkish Mob
The Turkish army had already begun its sack of Smyrna, and tens of thousands of…