Ramblings from a lingophile, pseudo environmentalist, former bus driver, and DC transplant.

12.13.2005

Happy Nanjing Massacre Day!

I got this text message from my friend Natalie from study abroad last year in Nanjing: Nanjing Massacre kuaile!, or "Happy Nanjing Masscre day/anniversary!"

Yeah, she's pretty morbid. For those that don't know, the Nanjing Massacre, a.k.a. the Rape of Nanking, was a brutal incident in world history. It was when the Japanese came and occupied Nanjing and killed some 300,000 civilians. Today is the anniversary, it happened on December 13, 1937. Anyway, for more information go to the Wikipedia page on it, or Google it or something. And have a Happy Nanjing Massacre Day!

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