Today in History, August 18, 1931:
The Yangtze River in China floods. Either directly or indirectly through starvation, 3.2 MILLION people die as a result.
That is more than every man, woman and child in the state of Oklahoma due to one natural disaster.
And the flood was only the beginning of China’s troubles in the 30’s. The war with Japan would take millions more lives.
Mark Loves History! 