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Today in Asian History

August 12

1883 James Logan, British customs officer, killed a Chinese boy. Logan was sentenced under British law to seven years in prison for manslaughter.

1898 Spain and the U.S. signed a peace protocol in Washington, D.C., ending their war. The U.S. assumed control of Spanish colonies in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Cuba became independent.

1985 A Japan Airlines jet flying from Tokyo to Osaka crashed, killing 520 of the 524 aboard.

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