Template:Did you know nominations/Destruction of opium at Humen
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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 14:35, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
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Destruction of opium at Humen
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- ... that in 1839 a Chinese official flushed more than 1,000 tons of smuggled opium into the sea, causing the British to declare war?
Created/expanded by Philg88 (talk). Self nominated at 11:00, 28 March 2014 (UTC).
- Reviewed The Origins of Political Order
Long enough, new enough, assuming good faith on offline sources, good to go. NFLisAwesome (ZappaOMati's alternate account) 16:40, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Wording changed slightly for historical accuracy
