<h2 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > today in history: the Qing government signed the Sino-British Beijing Treaty and the Whampoa Treaty with Britain and France</h2>
The Sino-British Beijing Treaty was an unequal treaty forced by the Qing government by the British to end the Second Opium War. On October 24, 1860, Yi Yi, minister of the Qing Dynasty, signed a contract with the British plenipotentiary Erjin in Beijing. In addition to confirming that the Sino-British Treaty of Tianjin was still valid, Britain expanded its rights and interests in invading China as follows: the indemnity stipulated in the Sino-British Tianjin Treaty was increased to 8 million taels, plus a pension of 500,000 taels; Tianjin was added as a commercial port; Britain was allowed to recruit Chinese workers to go abroad; and the kowloon division was ceded to Britain. FOTOE/Visual China
On August 14, 1844, French ministers came to Macau and drove 8 warships to show their strength. The use of intimidation and blackmail to make a request to invoke the precedents of Britain and the United States to conclude treaties. On October 24, on behalf of the Qing government, The Qing Minister Qi Ying and the French Minister La caenne signed the Treaty of Huangpu in Guangzhou with France on behalf of the Qing government, which was the first unequal treaty for France to invade China. The picture shows a 19th-century British painter painting of Huangpu Island in the lower reaches of the Pearl River in Guangdong, where China and France signed the Treaty of Huangpu. Qin Feng Old Photo Gallery/Visual China
On October 24, 1991, the long-planned Chinese Chess Academy was officially established in Beijing. As the highest leading body for Chinese Go, chess and chess, the academy is directly under the State Sports Commission. The picture shows the Russian grandmaster Karpov playing against 6 chess players such as Xu Yuhua, Ning Chunhong, Qin Kanying, Wang Lei, Wang Pin and Zhu Chen at the Chinese Chess Academy. Old North/Visual China
【Marshal Peng Dehuai's Birthday】On October 24, 1898, Peng Dehuai was born in Xiangtan County, Hunan Province, to a poor peasant family. In 1916, he was forced by life, and at the same time, under the influence of the progressive ideas of the Xinhai Revolution, he joined the Xiang Army as a soldier. After that, he joined the Communist Party of China and determined the revolutionary road of his life. Peng Dehuai was one of the outstanding leaders of the Communist Party of China, the People's Republic of China, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army; he devoted his life's energy to the cause of the liberation of the Chinese people and the cause of socialist national defense and construction, and established immortal historical merits. Gao Yanzhi/Visual China
On October 19, 1929, there was a wave of stock selling in the New York market in the United States, and the stock price fell sharply. By Thursday, October 24, financial instability was caused by national rumors, and frightened investors ordered their brokers to sell stocks, causing the U.S. stock market to collapse. This day is known as "Black Thursday". It is difficult to estimate its specific losses. The picture shows the new York street scene on "Black Thursday". Bettmann-Corbis/Visual China
In 1888, the British colonist Rod obtained mining rights from the local chief. In the same year the British authorities established North and South Rhodesia. In January 1964, Northern Rhodesia became internally autonomous, with the United National Independence Party forming an "internal self-government", and on October 24 of the same year, it officially declared its independence, and Northern Rhodesia was renamed the Republic of Zambia, but remained in the Commonwealth, with Kaunda as president. The picture shows the scene of the Zambian Independence Congress. Bettmann-Corbis/Visual China
[Death of Song Meiling] Song Meiling is an outstanding politician and diplomat in modern and modern China, who devoted herself to Chinese the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and opposed national separatism. Song Meiling, along with Song Qiling and Song Qingling, is known as the three sisters of the Song clan, and her father is the wealthy merchant Song Jiashu. With the strong support of the Kong and Song families and the background of studying in the United States, he is active in the fields of politics and diplomacy, and has had a profound impact on modern Chinese history and Sino-US relations. In her later years, Song Meiling settled in the United States for a long time. He died in New York on October 24, 2003. Qin Feng Old Photo Gallery/Visual China
【Establishment of the United Nations】On February 25, 1945, in San Francisco, USA, the United Nations International Organization Conference was held by the United States, Britain, China, the Soviet Union and France, and attended by delegations of 50 allied countries. After more than two months of discussions, the Charter of the United Nations was drafted. The Charter was signed by all delegates, and Poland subsequently signed it. On October 24, the United States, Britain, China, the Soviet Union, France and other signatories sent their instruments of ratification, the Charter came into force, and the United Nations was officially proclaimed. The picture shows US President Harry Truman attending the closing ceremony of the United Nations Conference of International Organizations. Qin Feng Old Photo Gallery/Visual China
On October 24, 1938, the Zhongshan ship was unfortunately sunk by Japanese aircraft while participating in the anti-Japanese battle in Wuhan. In the course of his 25 years of service, he has experienced four major historical events: the Dharma Protection Movement, Sun Yat-sen's Death in Guangzhou, the Zhongshan Ship Incident, and the Wuhan Defense War, which record dr. Sun Yat-sen's arduous journey of experiencing hardships and dedicating himself to saving the country, and the exploits of Dr. Sun Yat-sen as the forerunner of China's democratic revolution. It embodies the great patriotic spirit of the Chinese nation of not fearing violence, resisting aggression, and making heroic sacrifices. The picture shows that 59 years later, the Zhongshan ship was salvaged out of the water. Zhou Guoqiang/Visual China