198 1 year —— The Central Committee and the State Council forwarded the report of the State Agriculture Committee on actively developing rural diversification and issued a notice. The circular pointed out that only by truly trusting and relying on hundreds of millions of farmers, intensive cultivation, adjusting measures to local conditions, rational utilization and development of various resources, and vigorously developing the commodity economy can we ensure the normal progress of China's agricultural construction. The circular emphasizes that diversification is an important link in the development of commodity economy.

198 1- US President Ronald Reagan was assassinated in front of the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, and was shot in the left chest. He was immediately taken to George Washington University Hospital for treatment.

1982- The American space shuttle Columbia landed in New Mexico after completing its third flight in eight days.

1993 —— Rong Yiren bid farewell to CITIC Company and became Vice President of the State.

1993- the State Council approved Wanjiazhai Yellow River Diversion Project with a total investment of 9.64 billion yuan.

1995-China submitted its instrument of accession to the Budapest Treaty to the World Intellectual Property Organization.

1998- Notice on Printing and Distributing the Regulations on the Work of Grassroots Organizations of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and State Organs.

1998- Volkswagen and BMW compete for Rolls-Royce.

1999- Jiang Zemin ends visit to Italy and other three countries.

In 2002, Xiamen and Kinmen achieved direct flights. On the same day, the first national judicial examination was held.

In 2005, Wen Jiabao presided over the the State Council executive meeting.

2007-The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is signed at United Nations Headquarters in new york.