2012年2月14日星期二

历史上的今天:1月29日


Today's Highlight in History: On January 29th, 1900, the American League美国棒球联盟, consisting of eight baseball teams, was organized in Philadelphia.
On this date: In 1820, Britain's King George the Third died insane精神病的,疯狂的 at Windsor Castle, ending a reign统治,支配 that had seen both the American and French revolutions.
In 1843, the 25th president of the United States, William McKinley, was born in Niles, Ohio.
In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" was first published, in the New York "Evening Mirror."
In 1850, Henry Clay introduced in the Senate a compromise妥协,和解 bill on slavery which included the admission of California into the Union as a free state.
In 1861, Kansas became the 34th state of the Union.
In 1936, the first members of baseball's Hall of Fame名人堂, including Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, were named in Cooperstown, New York.
In 1958, actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were married.
In 1963, the first members of football's Hall of Fame were named in Canton, Ohio.
In 1963, poet Robert Frost died in Boston.
In 1979, President Carter formally welcomed Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping (duhng shah-oh ping) to the White House, following the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Ten years ago: Former "Exxon Valdez" skipper船长,机长 Joseph Hazelwood went on trial in Anchorage, Alaska, on charges stemming from源于 the nation's worst oil spill漏油,浮油. (Hazelwood was acquitted无罪释放 of the major charges, and convicted of a misdemeanor轻罪,品行不端.)
Five years ago: The San Francisco 49ers defeated the San Diego Chargers, 49-to-26, to win Super Bowl美国橄榄球超级杯大赛 29; the 49ers became the first team in NFL history to win five Super Bowls.
One year ago: The Senate delivered subpoenas传票 for Monica Lewinsky and two of President Clinton's advisers, summoning召唤,召集 them for private, videotaped被录影的 testimony证词,证据 in theimpeachment弹劾,控告 trial. Attorney General Janet Reno rejected a special prosecutor investigation of former White House deputy chief of staff Harold Ickes.
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