Today in History
23 December 1941 - March 1942
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World War Two came to Rangoon before Christmas
On 23 and 25 December 1941, the Japanese Empire attacked Rangoon for the first time. Over 80 Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-21 bombers escorted by 30 Nakajima fighter planes flew from bases in Thailand and Indochina. Tomahawk and Buffaloes planes of the UK's Royal Airforce and the US Army's "Flying Tigers" attempted to intercept the Japanese invasion force with only limited success. The Japanese used high explosive and incendiary bombs over Rangoon's entire downtown from Pazundaung to Ahlone, destroying around three-fifths of...
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About this project
The aim of this website is to promote interest in Myanmar's amazing history.Our hope is to challenge the often two-dimensional and uncritical views of history taught in Myanmar by reexamining key periods in the country's past. We would like as well to reveal the rich multicultural nature of Myanmar's history and its deep and ongoing ties to global events and trends.Finally, this website will also delve into the history of neighbouring regions, such as Yunnan in China and the Northeast in India, in the hope of introducing these places to a Myanmar audience.We believe that meeting Myanmar's many challenges today will require fresh imaginative thinking. This is turn will only be possible with a clear and critical understanding of Myanmar and global history.