Ninety-three years ago today,the noteworthy Kanto Earthquake rocked Japan, destroying Tokyo and Yokohama and wreaking widespread damage. The jolt struck at 11:58 am, and when many residents were cooking their lunches over open fires. As stoves were overturned and gas mains ruptured,blazes quickly erupted, ravaging the cities’ wooden houses and anything else in their paths. A 300-foot-tall fire […]
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