Thursday, August 14, 2008

Today in History ... August 14

1900 - Some 2,000 U.S. Marines joined with European forces to capture Beijing, ending the Boxer Rebellion against the Western presence in China.
Beijing retaliated by holding the Olympic Games in 2008, luring Americans with prospects of gold, but poisoning the unsuspecting Western visitors with pollution.

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