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Events

1873 - The Meiji government lifts the ban on Christianity.
1898 - Japan experiences its first railway strike, shutting down trains between Ueno and Aomori.
1906 - Japan's first socialist party, The Japan Socialist Party, holds its first party meeting.
1933 - Japan quits the League of Nations.
1942 - Battle of Los Angeles: a UFO flying over wartime Los Angeles causes a blackout order at 2:25 a.m. and attracts a barrage of anti-aircraft fire, ultimately killing 3 civilians.
1957 - A flight path crossing the north pole is opened and the first plane to make the flight leaves Haneda Airport destined for Copenhagen.
1973 - Three hundred sixty years of copper mining history come to a close with the closing of the Ashio Copper Mine.
1989 - Dignitaries from 163 nations come to Japan to pay their respects at Emperor Shōwa's funeral.
2007 - Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.

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