UCLA Asia Institute
Today in Asian History
July 8
1934 Admiral Okada Keisuke took over as Japanese prime minister.
1935 Du Zhongyuan, the editor of Xinsheng zhoukan (New Life Weekly), was sentenced to
14 months imprisonment for publishing an article derogatory to the Japanese emperor.
1950 US Gen. Douglas MacArthur became commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in
Korea.
1959 For the first time, an American was killed in combat in Vietnam.
1969 U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon announced plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam.
1994 North Korean leader Kim Il Sung died at 82. He had led North Korea since 1948.
The AI "Today in Asian History" page was compiled by Clayton Dube. He welcomes your comments and suggestions. Send them to <cdube@isop.ucla.edu>.
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