Historical events from Sept. 1923

Myra Miller
The month of September has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in September 1923, courtesy of Newspaper Metro. — Half of Tokyo is destroyed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 strikes Japan just before midday on September 1. More than 120,000 people are killed and an additional two million are homeless in the aftermath of…

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