Today in Military History: May 31, 1900; The Boxer Rebellion
On May 31, 1900, Sailors and Marines from USS Newark and USS Oregon arrive at Peking, China with other Sailors and Marines from Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan to protect U.S. and foreign diplomatic legations from the Chinese during the Boxer Rebellion. Anti-Western sentiment had spread throughout China after the Opium War against the British. The…