May 26, 2023: This Day in History
Release time:
2023-05-26
On May 26, 495, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty issued an order prohibiting the speaking of the Xianbei language.
On May 26, 552, the Hou Jing Rebellion in the Southern Dynasties ended.
On May 26, 1660, King Charles II of England returned to the country and ascended the throne.
On May 26, 1840, Lin Zexu opposed isolationism.
On May 26, 1900, the "Cave of the Thousand Buddhas" (Mogao Caves) was discovered.
On May 26, 1914, the famous journalist Jacob Riis passed away.
On May 26, 1926, the Rif War ended.
On May 26, 1933, the Chahar People's Anti-Japanese Allied Army was formed.
On May 26, 1938, the Anti-Japanese War Research Association convened, and Mao Zedong delivered a speech on "On Protracted War".
On May 26, 1946, Bhumibol Adulyadej inherited the throne of Thailand.
On May 26, 1948, Mao Zedong and others arrived in Xibaipo.
On May 26, 1950, Bhumibol Adulyadej's coronation ceremony took place in Thailand.
On May 26, 1952, the three countries of the United States, Britain, and France signed the Bonn Convention with West Germany.
On May 26, 1955, Sino-Soviet relations were normalized.
On May 26, 1956, the Beijing-Lhasa air route successfully completed its trial flight.
On May 26, 1960, a U-2 spy plane caused the failure of the summit meeting of the four powers.
On May 26, 1967, China successfully launched its first surface-to-surface medium-range missile.
On May 26, 1972, the US-Soviet Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed.
On May 26, 1976, the German philosopher Heidegger passed away.
On May 26, 1981, the US aircraft carrier Nimitz was severely damaged.
On May 26, 1987, the national summary meeting on party rectification was held.
On May 26, 2005, the internationally renowned journalist and writer Epstein passed away in Beijing.
On May 26, 2006, the State Council deployed the development and opening-up strategy for the Tianjin Binhai New Area.
On May 26, 2007, the number of motor vehicles in Beijing exceeded 3 million.
On May 26, 2012, the first commercial spacecraft docked with the International Space Station.
On May 26, 2014, Jin Meryu, the last princess of the Qing Dynasty, passed away.
On May 26, 2014, the Hunan pilgrimage "incense" army painted half the sky of Nanyue red.
On May 26, 2014, Ma Wanqi, former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, passed away in Beijing.
On May 26, 2014, the new college entrance examination policies were fully released.
On May 26, 2018, China and Burkina Faso established diplomatic relations.
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