Today in History
June 26—Aug 14, 1949: A CPC delegation headed by Liu Shaoqi visits the Soviet Union
June 25, 1950: Civil war breaks out in North Korea
June 24—27, 2006: A military training meeting is held
June 23, 1946: "Xiaguan tragedy" occurs
June 22, 1929: The Seventh Congress of the CPC Fourth Red Army is held
June 21, 1992: Li Xiannian dies in Beijing at the age of 83
June 20, 1952: The Jingjiang River flood diversion project is completed
June 19, 1925: The Guangdong—Hong Kong Strike breaks out
June 18—July 11,1928: The Sixth National Congress of the CPC is held in Moscow
June 17, 1967: China's first hydrogen bomb is successfully detonated
June 16, 1992:"Decision to Accelerate the Development of the Tertiary Industry"
June 15,1922:"CPC Proposition on Current Situation"
June 14—Aug 23, 1953: The National Financial Work Conference is held
June 13, 1999: Decision on Deepening Education Reform to Promote Quality Education
June 12—20, 1923: The Third National Congress of the CPC is held in Guangzhou
June 11—15, 1990: The National United Front Work Conference is held in Beijing
June 10,1973:Solving problems for educated youth who work in the countryside
June 9, 1944: A Northwest China tour group arrives in Yan'an
June 8,1957: "Instruction on Organizing Forces to Counter the Rightists' Offense"
June 7, 2005: "China's Position Paper on United Union's Reform"
June 6—9, 1950: The Third Plenary Session of the Seventh CPC Central Committee is held in Beijing
June 5, 1944: The CPC Central Committee issues "Instructions on City Work"
June 4, 1925: "Bloodshed Daily" is published
June 3, 1958:"Regulations for the Agricultural Tax of the People's Republic of China"
June 2, 1949: The People's Liberation Army captures Chongming Island
June 1,1936: The University of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese Red Army is founded
May 31, 1936: The National All Salvation Association is established in Shanghai
May 30, 1925: The May 30th Massacre
May 29, 1956: The Nansha Islands have always been a part of Chinese territory
May 28, 1966: A notice on establishing the Central Cultural Revolution Group
May 27, 1949: The Third Field Army liberates Shanghai
May 26,1933: The Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army Campaign is established
May 25—26, 2010: The National Talents Meeting is held in Beijing
May 24—25, 2001: The Central Working Session for Poverty Alleviation is held in Beijing
May 23, 1951: An agreement that declares Tibet's peaceful liberation
May 22, 1962: The "Hundred Flowers Award" for best popular film
May 21—June 23, 1972: A meeting on "criticizing Lin and rectification" in Beijing
May 20, 1926: The Northern Expedition kicks off
May 19, 1941: Mao Zedong makes a report entitled "Reform Our Way of Learning"
May 18, 1978: Establishment of a leading group to introduce new technologies
May 17, 1980: A grand memorial for Liu Shaoqi is held in Beijing
May 16, 1989: Normalized relations between China and Soviet Union
May 15, 1946: The first issue of People's Daily is published
May 14—16, 2004: Rejuvenating the old industrial bases of northeastern China
May 13—16, 1947: Menglianggu Campaign
May 12, 2008: A massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurs in Wenchuan
May 11—14,2003: The best way to promote SARS prevention and economic development
May 10, 1978: "Practice is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth"
May 9, 2006: China is elected a member of the UN Human Rights Council
May 8,1999: A US-led NATO air attack with missiles hits the Chinese Embassy
CPC Heroes
Zhu De
Zhu De, born in Yilong County of Sichuan Province in 1886 and passed away in 1976, is a great Marxist, proletarian revolutionary, statesman and military strategist.
Chen Yi
A native of Le Zhi, in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and awarded by the People's Republic of China the military rank of marshal; Served as the country's Vice Premier (1954-1972) and Foreign Minister (1958-1972)