31 mayo 1900 año - Western forces arrive in Beijing to protect their nations' citizens during the Boxer Rebellion

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From the navies of the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan and Russia are a total of only 337 men in a nation of scores of millions. U.S. Marine Captain John T. Myers, leading the American Legation Guard of 56 men into the Chinese capital, notes later that "Our entry was not opposed, but the crowds were deadly silent."

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