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Marco Polo Bridge incident

Took place on July 7, 1937

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The 90th anniversary falls on July 7, 2027, in 256 days.

The Marco Polo Bridge incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge incident or the July 7 incident, was a three-day battle that began on 7 July 1937 in the district of Beijing between the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and the Imperial Japanese Army.

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