CIIC:Selected anniversaries/September 20

1865: The Jiangnan Arsenal was set up.

1950: The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China was issued.

1954: The Constitution of the People's Republic of China was enacted

1958: The University of Science and Technology of China was established.

1981: China successfully launched three satellites using a single rocket.

1986: China built its first modern offshore oil production platform

1986: China built a man-made ocean

1987: First email sent from China over the Internet