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On This Day: June 5, 1989 – The Tank Man Stands Alone in Tiananmen Square

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On This Day: June 5, 1989 – The Tank Man Stands Alone in Tiananmen Square.

On this day June 5, 1989, one of the most iconic moments of the 20th century was captured in Beijing, China. A lone man, carrying shopping bags, stood in front of a line of advancing tanks on Chang’an Avenue near Tiananmen Square, blocking their progress for over half an hour the morning after the violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

The man, who has never been officially identified, became known around the world as the Tank Man. Footage and photographs of his silent act of...
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