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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre... India...
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre... India...
Item # 714990
April 19, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1919 Page 3 has: "INDIA AND EGYPT STILL TURBULENT- Troops in Great Eastern Empire Fire on Mobs - 200 Casualties at Amritsar", with a few addition paragraphs of text which tell of the atrocities related to the Jallianwala massacre.
WWI-themed reports along with period advertising is found throughout.
Twenty-Two pages, light toning, a slightly rough left spine, a non-archival mend to the upper corner margin of the front page, must be handled with care.
AI notes: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, India, when British General Reginald Dyer ordered his troops to fire on a peaceful crowd protesting against the oppressive Rowlatt Act. The unarmed crowd, gathered in the public garden, was fired upon without warning. Over 379 people were killed, and over 1,200 were injured, though estimates suggest the true toll could have been higher. The massacre sparked outrage across India, fueling the Indian independence movement and galvanizing leaders like Mahatma Gandhi to push for non-violent resistance against British rule. The site is now a memorial, symbolizing British cruelty and the turning point in India’s struggle for freedom.
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