July 13, 2001: Beijing wins the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games

July 13, 1924: More than 50 organizations, including the Beijing Student Federation, hold the founding meeting of the Anti-Imperialist Movement Alliance

July 13—Aug 27, 1946: The Central China Field Army celebrates a big success in self-defense

July 13, 1954: The CPC Central Committee issues "Instructions on Strengthening Market Management and Transforming Private Commerce"

July 13, 1956: Changchun First Automobile Works completes the first successful trial of its "Liberation" brand truck

July 13, 1979: The CPC Central Committee issues a "Notice on the Vindication and Correction of Designated Right-Wing Opportunists"

July 13—15, 1998: The CPC Central Committee and State Council hold a national anti-smuggling work conference

July 13, 2001: Beijing wins the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games