Today in History
June 23, 1946: "Xiaguan tragedy" occurs
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Updated: 2011-06-24 13:51
June 23, 1941: The Central Committee issues a "Decision on the International Anti-Fascist United Front"
June 23, 1946: "Xiaguan tragedy" occurs
A people's delegation from all walks of life is assaulted by Kuomintang spies at Xiaguan station in Nanjing while seeking a peaceful petition.
June 23, 1972: Zhou Enlai makes a report on the Kuomintang spreading rumors to post the so-called the truth of the 'Wu Hao Announcement'
June 23—24, 1989: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th CPC Central Committee is held
June 23, 2003: Construction begins on China Cadres College campuses in Pudong, Jinggangshan and Yan'an
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)