#OTD 1839: Lin Zexu #林則徐 (1785–1850), Imperial Commissioner of the Qing #清 (1636–1911) seizes and destroys over 1,000 tons of Opium from #British traders at Humen 虎門 in Canton #廣東, #China, setting the spark to the First #OpiumWar#鴉片戰爭 1839–42. #ModernChina#虎門銷菸