woaijiaijing666 By JiaJing666 1840 first opium war 1850 Taiping rebellion May 4, 1919 May 4th movement Apr 12, 1927 Shanghai massacre Aug 1, 1927 Civil war Aug 1, 1927 NanChang Uprising Oct 26, 1934 Start of the Long March Nov 27, 1934 Xiang river Battle Jan 15, 1935 Zunyi Conference Oct 15, 1936 Long March Dec 15, 1937 NanJing Massacre Oct 1, 1949 PRC Founding May 16, 1958 Great Leap forward May 16, 1966 Culture Revolution Jul 28, 1976 TangShan earthquake Sep 9, 1976 Mao Zedong died 1979 One Child policy Apr 15, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests Jul 1, 1997 HONGKONG reunification Dec 20, 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau