Mukden
Britishnoun
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Some have pointed out that the stabbing happened on the anniversary of the notorious Mukden Incident, when Japan faked an explosion to justify its invasion of Manchuria in 1931, triggering a 14-year war with China.
From BBC
The somber attitude continued as teachers moved to the day’s main purpose: to mark the anniversary of the 1931 Mukden incident, when Japanese soldiers dynamited a Chinese railway as a pretext to invade the country.
From Washington Post
The day of the crash was the 91st anniversary of the Mukden Incident, a pretext to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.
From New York Times
Instead, the message said he wasn’t coming home: His B-29 had been lost over Mukden, Manchuria, and he was later declared MIA.
From Science Magazine
After the war, Gen. Singlaub was based at Mukden before the Manchurian city fell to Chinese Communists forces in 1948 and Americans were expelled.
From Washington Post
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