November 24 ·1898: Birthday of Liu Shaoqi, former vice chairman of the Central Committee of CPC and chairman of China. ·1949: Chinas national tax system was established. 1970: China and Ethiopia established diplomatic relations. ·1976: The foundation was laid for theMemorial Hall of Chairman Mao in Beijing. ·1988: The Qianlong Edition of the Tripitaka Sutra, an ancient classic carved on the biggest writing blocks in the world, was printed. ·1992: A passenger plane of China Southern Airlines crashed in Yangshuo ofGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, killing 141. ·1993: ScientistZhou Peiyuan passed away. ·1999: Dashun, a ship from the Shandong Yanda Steamship and Ferry Corporation, capsized en route from Yantai, Shangdong Province, to Dalian,Liaoning Province, killing 282 people on board.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 09:55:56 +0000