历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-20

I have given him absolute authority. October 20th, 1973, in Washington, a chapter during the Watergate scandal known as the Saturday Night Massacre: President Richard Nixon orders the firing of Archibald Cox-the Watergate special prosecutor. But Atto

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-22

Of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba October 22nd, 1962, Cold War superpowers reach the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. President John F. Kennedy announces an air and naval blockade of Cuba after Soviet missile b

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October 19th, 1781The decisive victory in the Revolutionary War. British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrender to American and French forces at the battle of York town in Virginia. In a peace treaty a few years later Britain officially recognizes th

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-29

October 29th, 1929, on Wall Street, Black Tuesday descends upon the New York Stock Exchange. Stock prices collapse made panic selling, wiping out thousands of investors as Americas Great Depression begins. 2004, in a video tape statement, Osama Bin L

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-28

October 28th, 1886The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France to the United States is dedicated in New York Harbor. 1922Fascism comes to Italy as Benito Mussolini takes control of the government in the capital Rome. 1962The Cuban Missile

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-01

October 1st, 1908, There is nothing like a Model T. Henry Ford rose out the Model T, succeed in this quest of building an affordable car for the masses. The price tag for the car-nickname The Ten Lazy, $850 back then, were about 1,700 in todays dolla

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-27

October 27th, 1787, in New York City, a newspaper publishes the first of the Federalist Papers. The series of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay urges ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The following year, the constitution b

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-24

October 24th, 1945 Birth of the United Nations. The charter of the global organziation takes effect, nearly two months after the Japanese surrender ending WWII. 1952,Dwight Eisenhower promises to bring the Korean War to an end. The Republican candida

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-21

October 21st, 1879A coiling filament glowing within What way the oil lamps and candles? Thomas Edison perfects a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. 2001Postal worker in Washington D.C. dies from inhaled anthrax as of

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-31

October 31st, 1517In Germany, the start of the Protestant Reformation, as the priest Martin Luther takes a stand. He posts the 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Palace Church, questioning Catholic Church practices. 1968,President Lyndon B. Johnson

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-11-02

November 2nd 1948President Henry Truman confounds the political pundits in the race for the White House, Senator Barkley and I will win this election and make these Republicans like it, don't you forget that. as the incumbent Democrat narrowly defeat

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-11-03

November 3rd, 1986, the Iran-Contra affair begins to unfold as a Lebanese magazine breaks the story of secret U.S. arms sales to Teheran. President Ronald Reagan initially denies trading arms to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon. In

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-11-04

November 4th, 1979Start of the Iranian hostage crisis as militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seize its occupants . For many of the dozens of hostages, it is the start of 444 days of captivity, a saga that grips America. 1995Hopes for Middl

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-11-20

November 20th, 1945Months after World War II ends in Europe, two dozen Nazi leaders go on trial before International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. 1925 Violence or lawlessness in variety make no sense whatsoever in the United StatesRober

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-17

October 17th 1973Dawn of the energy crisis, as Arab oil-producing nations say they will cut back on oil exports to Western nations and Japan. The results are totally embargo until the following year bringing severe oil shortages and rising inflationt

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-11-27

November 27th, 1978, in San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, are shot to death at City Hall. Former City Supervisor Dan White who pulled the trigger goes on trial for murder, but hes convicted of

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-02

December 2nd, 1954Traitors are not gentleman, my good friends. They don't understand being treated like gentlemen. In Washington, the U.S. Senate takes the rare step of condemning one of its own, Joseph McCarthy, Republican of Wisconsin. McCarthy is

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-03

December 3rd, 1967, surgeons in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard, perform the first human heart transplant. The patient Louis Washkansky lives 18 days with his new heart. 1984, a horrific industrial accident kills thousands of p

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-04

December 4th, 1991Freedom at last for Terry Anderson, the Associated Press correspondent, held hostage in Lebanon, Anderson is released after nearly 7 years in captivity held longer in Lebanon than any other western hostage. 1992President George H.W.

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-12-05

December 5th, 1933Prohibition ends in the United States after more than a dozen years, as Utah ratifies the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. That measure repeals the 18th Amendment, which had banned the manufacture, sale or transportation of alcoh