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On This Day in History - January 1, 1912
January 1, 1912 #OTD The Republic of China was established as Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Pictured) took the oath of office as the Provisional President at Nanjing. According to Homer Lea, an advisor to Sun and the only Westerner to witness the ceremony, a band played "Behold, the Conquering Hero Comes" and... read more
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On This Day in History - December 12, 1937
December 12, 1937 #OTD Second Sino-Japanese War: At 0300 hours, General Tang Shengzhi, commanding officer of Chinese forces in Nanjing, China, having learned that Japanese naval vessels were heading up the Yangtze River, ordered his officers to prepare a small group of men to retreat across the... read more
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On This Day in History - December 13, 1937
December 13, 1937 #OTD Second Sino-Japanese War: The Japanese Sabae Regiment occupied the Guanghua Gate in Nanjing, China after two days of heavy fighting. In the afternoon, Chinese forces twice attempted to attack the headquarters of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force at Tangshuizhen, but the... read more
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On This Day in History - October 21, 1946
October 21, 1946 #OTD Nationalist Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek made his first visit to the island of Taiwan. After flying over from Nanjing, Chiang was greeted at Taipei by the province's Governor, Chen Yi. After the Chinese Communist Party took control of the mainland in 1949, Chiang fled to... read more
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On This Day - 75th Anniversary
May 20, 1948 #OTD Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (Pictured standing at microphones) wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
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On This Day
April 18, 1927 #OTD Chiang Kai-shek (Pictured) declared himself to be Chairman of the National Government Committee President of China, with a capital at Nanjing. The other government continued to function at Beijing.
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