People sign a memorial banner outside the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre before being let in to see the grounds of the site. After two years of renovations, the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre reopened on Dec. 13, 2007, the 70th anniversary of the 6-week massacre by Japanese troops that started Dec. 13, 1937 and claimed more than 300,000 lives. The commemoration comes amid renewed controversy about the accuracy of historical accounts of the massacre. The massacre is also known...
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People sign a memorial banner outside the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre before being let in to see the grounds of the site. After two years of renovations, the Memorial Hall of the Nanjing Massacre reopened on Dec. 13, 2007, the 70th anniversary of the 6-week massacre by Japanese troops that started Dec. 13, 1937 and claimed more than 300,000 lives. The commemoration comes amid renewed controversy about the accuracy of historical accounts of the massacre. The massacre is also known as "The Rape of Nanking."
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