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On Aug. 15, 1945 he told his subjects Japan would surrender |
Hirohito
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$800 |
DJ |
20th CENTURY LEADERS |
2018-12-04 |
#7877 |
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Pictured here as a young man, this emperor remained an avid marine biologist throughout his life |
Hirohito
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$400 |
J |
YOU'RE HISTORY! |
2010-03-29 |
#5886 |
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Lenny Dykstra became emperor of Japan in 1926 & his reign was designated Showa, or "Enlightened Peace" |
Hirohito
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$600 |
J |
WE REWRITE HISTORY! |
2008-12-16 |
#5587 |
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Called Michinomiya as a child, he became Japanese emperor on Christmas Day, 1926 |
Hirohito
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$400 |
DJ |
JAPANESE HISTORY |
2006-03-15 |
#4958 |
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Upon his death in 1989, he had served as emperor 62 years, the longest reign in Japanese history |
Hirohito
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$100 |
J |
JAPANESE HISTORY |
2000-04-12 |
#3603 |
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At age 87, after 62 years of rule, this emperor died January 7, 1989 |
Hirohito
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$500 |
J |
THE 1980s |
1997-09-29 |
#3006 |
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When he went to Europe in 1971, he became the first reigning Japanese monarch to travel abroad |
Hirohito
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$200 |
J |
HISTORY |
1997-05-28 |
#2948 |
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In 1928 Ras Tafari was crowned King of Ethiopia & he was enthroned as emperor of Japan |
Hirohito
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$300 |
J |
THE 1920s |
1996-05-31 |
#2720 |
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After the bombing of Hiroshima, this emperor said, "We have resolved to endure the unendurable" |
Hirohito
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$600 |
DJ |
HISTORIC QUOTATIONS |
1996-05-17 |
#2710 |
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With his death in 1989, the Chrysan themum Throne had a new ruler, Akihito |
Hirohito
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$300 |
J |
THE 1980s |
1994-11-11 |
#2345 |
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On Jan. 1, 1946 this emperor declared that his divinity was a myth |
Hirohito
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE 1940s |
1992-03-25 |
#1753 |