Chinese History
The Kuomintang fled to Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China was founded in this year.
1949
This part of the economy crashed in 1929, leading to the Great Depression.
The stock market
The most common language spoken in Chinatown today has its origins in this province.
Guangdong
This person invented the telephone in 1876, transforming global communication.
Alexander Graham Bell
This city hosted the Olympics fairly recently, which started at 8.08pm on the 8th of August that year.
Beijing
He is the 'second sage' of Chinese philosophy, famous for his writings about human nature and morality.
Mencius / Mengzi
The Boston Tea Party occurred in this year.
1773
Started in 1984, and turning 30 this year, this program running on weekday afternoons serves the needs of young Chinatown residents.
CHAP
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg enabled the mass production of books.
The printing press
This Chinese game is the central metaphor of the Joy Luck Club.
Mahjong
This major event in 1937 marked Japan’s invasion of China and the start of atrocities like the Nanjing Massacre.
Second Sino-Japanese War
This scandal opened the doors to Richard Nixon's impeachment.
Watergate
Mayor Michelle Wu traces her origins to this place in East Asia.
Taiwan
This ancient civilization is credited with the invention of gunpowder, dramatically changing warfare.
Ancient China
TikTok, which exploded in popularity in the late 2010s, traces its roots to this earlier social media platform known for short, looping videos.
Vine
This Chinese golden age dynasty gave its name to the Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien name of Chinatowns today.
Tang
This famous speech by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 redefined the purpose of the Civil War and is one of the most iconic speeches in U.S. history.
The Gettysburg Address
This 1882 Act restricted immigration from China.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Name one of the discoverers of calculus.
Isaac Newton / Gottfried Leibniz
Released in 2008, this is the first Korean song to appear on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Nobody
Made famous for figures like Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao, these three kingdoms fought in the early 200s.
Shu, Wei, Wu
This famous Californian is the only U.S. President to have survived being shot at during his term.
Ronald Reagan
The construction of these highways and this building resulted in the demolition of much of Boston Chinatown.
I-93 / I-90 (Mass Pike) / New England Medical Center
This is the only infectious disease to have ever been eradicated.
Smallpox
Nintendo, known for Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, began as a company selling this product in 1889.
Playing cards