Taipei is the capital of Taiwan and its main political, economic and cultural centre, located in the north of the island in a basin around the Tamsui River. Chinese settlement grew there from the early eighteenth century, and the Qing government made Taipei the provincial capital in the 1880s, with the Japanese administration expanding it during their rule from 1895. After the Chinese Civil War the Republic of China government moved there in 1949 and made it the provisional capital. In July 1967 it was upgraded to a special municipality, a status that placed it directly under the central government, and its area was enlarged. The city is known for its technology industry, night markets and the Taipei 101 skyscraper.
Before and after
- 12 June 1967Launch of Venera 4
- 14 June 1967Launch of Mariner 5
- 20 June 1967Birth of Nicole Kidman
- 21 June 1967Birth of Yingluck Shinawatra
- 1 July 1967Founding of Taipei
- from 1 July 1967 to 7 August 1970War of Attrition
- 1 July 1967Birth of Pamela Anderson
- from 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970Nigerian Civil War
- from 12 July 1967 to 17 July 19671967 Newark riots
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The era
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