On this day in 1922 the Turkish Army entered Smyrna, which would be renamed Izmir, ending hte military phase of the Greco Turkish War with a final Turkish victory.
By that afternoon, Turkish troops had started to riot. Bad went to worse, and massacres of the Armenians then commenced, with it being cut off from entry by Turkish troops. The Armenian Bishop Ghevont Tourian sought asylum in a Catholic institution.
It would get worse.
The third Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, convened after long delay to ratify the treaty with the United Kingdom, which was a foregone conclusion.
A United Stated Geological Survey expedition was exploring the area around Glen Canyon.
First camp, Colorado River opposite mouth of Escalante River
In the "Hole in the Wall" looking toward Colorado
"Hole in the Wall" on west side of Colorado River six miles above the San Juan.
"Hole in the Wall" on west side of Colorado River six miles above San Juan River.
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