WARS, CONFLICTS AND STRATEGY ON 3 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on May 3, 2019
1904: Japanese occupation of Dalian from the Russians, up to 1945
http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-11/business/fi-4178_1_japanese-presence
1919: Amanullah Khan, the new king of Afghanistan, launches a surprise attack against the British in India, beginning the third Anglo-Afghan war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Afghan_War
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/military/betwwars/afghanwar3.html
1928: In China, Japanese clash with the Kuomingtang (KMT) troops in Jinan, during the Northern Expedition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinan_Incident
https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=243
1942: Japanese naval troops invade Tugali Island in the Solomon islands during the first part of Operation Mo, resulting in the Battle of Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United State and Australia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-the-coral-sea-begins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Tulagi_(May_1942)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mo
1945: Indian forces capture Rangoon, Burma, from the Japanese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dracula
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/race_rangoon_1945.htm
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675037608_British-Indian-50th-Parachute-Division_Tiger-Head-Division_flag-of-Burma_Allied-victories
1946: The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo against 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-war-crimes-trial-begins
1965: In response to a bomb attack carried out by the South Vietnamese, Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia cuts the diplomatic relations with Washington
1968: After 34 days of discussions to select a site, the United States and North Vietnam agree to begin formal negotiations in Paris on May 10
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-is-chosen-as-site-for-peace-talks
1971: 500,000 anti-Vietnam war protestors begin four days of demonstration in Washington DC, aiming at shutting down the nation’s capital. 13,000 are arrested
1986: A bomb explodes on an Air Lanka passenger jet at Colombo Airport, leaving 21 dead and 41 injured
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/3/newsid_2481000/2481291.stm