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Today in Asian History
July 25
1869 The former daimyo of Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, and Hizen were made governors of these prefectures.
1969 The Guam Doctrine (the Nixon Doctrine) was first publicly proclaimed: there was a five sided power balance in the world (US, USSR, Japan, Western Europe, China) and US allies should do more to defend themselves.
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