May 22, 1989 - Students dancing in Tiananmen Square, as they wait to see how martial law stand-off plays out. pic.twitter.com/7PPGnlmkYE
2014-05-23 04:07:10May 22, 1989 - 3pm: military helicopter drops flyers on Tiananmen Square pic.twitter.com/DGoynhTHCT
2014-05-23 04:08:39May 22, 1989 - Military helicopter drops flyers on Tiananmen Square, warning students to withdraw pic.twitter.com/yQYvK3xQ7d
2014-05-23 04:09:48May 22, 1989 - Flyers dropped from military helicopter flutter down on students in front of Great Hall of the People pic.twitter.com/tFYOI12NvL
2014-05-23 04:11:13May 22, 1989 - 20,000 students and workers demonstrate in Xi'an, blocking traffic in downtown area.
2014-05-23 04:16:39May 22, 1989 - Students in Taiyuan visit factories and army barracks to gather support, 10,000 demonstrate in city's main square.
2014-05-23 04:18:30May 21-22, 1989 - More than 100,000 students, factory workers, and local residents demonstrate in front of provincial govt HQ in Guangzhou.
2014-05-23 04:20:07May 21-22, 1989 - 10,000 students and journalists demonstrate in Nanjing, workers from Nanjing Rubber Plant go on strike.
2014-05-23 04:21:18May 22, 1989 - Hong Kong stock market plunges 11% in panic over Tiananmen Square unrest, martial law nytimes.com/1989/05/23/wor…
2014-05-23 04:52:24May 22, 1989 - PSC member Qiao Shi: "I've felt for some time now that we can't make concessions, but I don't know how to end this thing."
2014-05-23 04:55:30May 22, 1989 - Vice Premier Yao Yilin: "Tens of thousands of workers in Beijing can't go to work, factory production is falling off."
2014-05-23 04:58:48May 22, 1989 - Yao: "If we're not firm about exposing & smashing this conspiracy, the peace & security of the capital will be destroyed"
2014-05-23 05:00:00May 23, 1989 - 300,000 protesters march in streets of Beijing, largest demonstration since declaration of martial law pic.twitter.com/AzIbhTyqbC
2014-05-24 00:38:04May 23, 1989 - 400,000 students march in Guangzhou, 50,000 in Shanghai; smaller demos in Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Jinan, Hangzhou.
2014-05-24 00:42:31May 23, 1989 - 2pm: 4 people throw ink-filled eggs at official portrait of Mao Zedong on the Gate of Heavenly Peace pic.twitter.com/nxTmKuVQia
2014-05-24 00:47:04May 23, 1989 - Students seized the vandals & handed them over to police; the damaged portrait was quickly covered up pic.twitter.com/Jl7YPal5OX
2014-05-24 00:50:28May 23, 1989 - Protest march continues despite afternoon rainstorm. Note Mao's vandalized portrait is covered up. pic.twitter.com/B0wuui8rK5
2014-05-24 00:55:56May 23, 1989 - New York Times: "Standoff Persists in Beijing; 7 Top Ex-Commanders Warn Army 'Must Not Enter City'" nytimes.com/1989/05/23/wor…
2014-05-24 00:59:52May 23, 1989 - New York Times: "Upheaval in China: Chinese Take Umbrage At Attack On Mao Portrait" by @WuDunn nytimes.com/1989/05/24/wor…
2014-05-24 01:02:10May 23, 1989 - New York Times: "Upheaval in China: Bush Asks Nonviolence and Restraint" nytimes.com/1989/05/24/wor…
2014-05-24 01:03:13May 23, 1989 - New York Times: "Upheaval in China: Boldly and Subtly, China's Press Tests Limits" by @WuDunn nytimes.com/1989/05/24/wor…
2014-05-24 01:04:21May 23, 1989 - Night at Tiananmen. By now, small military units had quietly secured key locations across Beijing. pic.twitter.com/8T1SimgLym
2014-05-24 01:33:16May 24, 1989 - Student-occupied Tiananmen Square, after heavy rains the night before pic.twitter.com/MdpqqspmK0
2014-05-25 05:39:53May 24, 1989 - 100,000 students in Tiananmen take oath to defend the square and "struggle to the end" pic.twitter.com/IDLFLPwclo
2014-05-25 05:42:32May 24, 1989 - New York Times: "Delay Urged in China Travel; Companies Cautious" nytimes.com/1989/05/24/wor…
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