August 28, 2023: This Day in History
Release time:
2023-08-28
On August 28, 1645, Hugo Grotius, the founder of international law, passed away.
On August 28, 1749, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the famous German poet and playwright, was born.
On August 28, 1784, the American merchant ship "Empress of China" arrived at Huangpu Port in Guangzhou for the first time.
On August 28, 1895, Changhua fell.
On August 28, 1898, PepsiCo was founded.
On August 28, 1902, Zhou Peiyuan, a theoretical physicist and fluid mechanist, was born.
On August 28, 1909, the Yunnan Army Lecture Hall was established.
On August 28, 1920, Guo Moruo's poetry collection "Goddess" was published.
On August 28, 1930, a major flood occurred in the Yangtze River basin.
On August 28, 1945, Mao Zedong went to Chongqing for negotiations.
On August 28, 1949, Soong Ching Ling arrived in Beiping from Shanghai.
On August 28, 1953, a nationwide campaign for increased production and conservation was launched.
On August 28, 1957, the Ministry of National Defense approved the establishment of a missile test site.
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
On August 28, 1971, the Bao Dao movement swept Taiwan.
On August 28, 1975, Morales launched a coup and became the President of Peru.
On August 28, 1981, personal computers entered offices and homes.
On August 28, 1983, the Sun Yat-sen Research Association was founded.
On August 28, 1992, China held its first auction of bankrupt joint ventures.
On August 28, 1992, Tan Qixiang, a renowned Chinese historian, passed away.
On August 28, 1993, Wang Junxia won the gold medal in the 10,000-meter race at the 4th World Athletics Championships.
On August 28, 1998, the draft of the Marriage and Family Law was released, causing strong controversy.
On August 28, 1999, Russia decommissioned the Mir space station, ending its manned flights.
On August 28, 2001, the NGO forum of the anti-racism conference was held in South Africa.
On August 28, 2003, the construction of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Western Corridor officially commenced.
On August 28, 2010, Wang Mingzhen, Tsinghua University's first female professor, passed away.
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