On this Day in Chinese History; 13 July

This day, 13 July, 2001, Beijing won the right to host the 29th Olympic Games in 2008 at the 112th plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held in Moscow. Upon hearing the news, a tidal wave of cheers swept through the people gathered at the China Millennium Monument, while 400,000 Beijing citizens spontaneously came to Tiananmen Square to celebrate the victory.