Today in History
July 28, 1976: A deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs in Tangshan
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Updated: 2011-07-29 17:03
July 28, 1950: A large-scale three-self patriotic movement (self-governing, self-support and self-propagation) begins
A group of celebrities led by representatives of the National Council of the Chinese Young People's Christian Association released a declaration calling on Christians to cut off their links with Imperialist powers to realize the principles of self-governing, self-support and self-propagation of Chinese churches, and to love both China and Christianity.
July 28, 1976: A deadly magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs in Tangshan in Hebei province which is believed to be produce the largest death toll of any earthquake of the 20th century
July 28, 2003: A national working conference on SARS prevention and control is held in Beijing
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)