1976 Tangshan earthquake
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A Mw 7.6 earthquake hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 03:42:55 on 28 July 1976. The maximum intensity of the earthquake was XI on the Mercalli scale. In minutes, 85 percent of the build
Tangshan earthquake
Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park memorial wall
A Tangshan earthquake memorial in Tianjin
M 7.5 17 km NE of Penguanzhuang, China
Gang of Four
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The Gang of Four was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution and were later arrested and charged with trea
1976 Tangshan earthquake
…regimes. Mao Zedong was already ailing at the time of the earthquake; he died only six weeks later on 9 September 1976, ushering the downfall of the Gang of Four and bringing the Cultural Revolution to an end. Whether the Tangshan earthquake was predicted has had considerable political as well as seismological…
The Gang of Four on trial in November 1980. Left to right: Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Wang Hongwen
"Decisively Throw Out the Wang-Zhang-Jiang-Yao Anti-Party Clique!"