April 3, 1931, will go down in the annals of Nicaragua’s tumultuous history as a day of unrelenting chaos. Amidst the rubble and devastation left in the wake of Tuesday’s earthquake, American Marines, tasked with maintaining martial law, clashed with marauding looters in the quake-torn city of Managua.
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Key Facts
- State: Nicaragua
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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