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The battle of Tsushima Strait, also fought on this day in 1905 (also on the list above), is a great one for history buffs. The Japanese Navy obliterated the Russian fleet- the first time in modern history that an Asian nation had defeated a European power at sea.
The Russian fleet had actually sailed around the world to meet the Japanese, as their Eastern fleet (based in Port Arthur) had been lost to the Japanese eariler. Nine months at sea to get comprehensively whupped...
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