历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-15

October 15th, 1946In Nuremburg, Germany, former Nazi Air Force Chief Hermann Goering commits suicide behind bars. Goering takes poison just hours before his scheduled execution as a convicted war criminal for his role during World War II. 1917During

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-25

October 25th, 1962In New York, the Cuban Missile Crisis takes center stage at the United Nations Security Council. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson presents photographic evidence of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Stevenson challenges Soviet Ambassador Valer

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-26

October 26th, 2001In Washington, President George W. Bush signs the USA Patriot Act more than a month after the 9/11 attacks. The Act gives federal authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible t

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-22

Of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba. October 22nd, 1962Cold 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 ba

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-09-28

September,28th, 2000Ariel Sharon, at the time Israel's hard-line opposition leader, visits Jerusalem's TempleMount. His visit to the sacred site, claimed by both Jews and Muslims, sparks violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians. And it fuels

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-16

October 16th, 1859John Brown's body lies a moldering in the grave, John Brown's body lies a moldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on. An incident that brings America closer to Civil War. Abolitionist John Brown leads a raid on a Federal

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-02

November 2nd, 1948President Harry 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 defea

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-04

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 Mid Ea

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-05

November 5th, 1940My conscience will not let me turn my back upon a call to service. Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the only American President to win an unprecedented third term in office. Roosevelt serves as president for a total of more than 12 yea

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-09

November 9th, 1989A sign of the end of the Cold War is near as joyous Germans dance atop the Berlin Wall. Communist East Germany throws open its borders, allowing its citizens to travel freely to the West. 1938What becomes known as Kristallnacht or t

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-03

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

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-26

November 26th, 1950China, under its new communist leader Mao Zedong, enters the Korean War on the side of neighbor and communist ally North Korea. Chinese troops launch a counteroffensive against the American-led force, under the UN banner and troops

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-28

October 28th, 1886Oh she stands for liberty for you and me. The 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 i

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-27

November 27th, 1978In 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 vo

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-10

November 10th, 1975Superior, they said, never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early! The ore-hauling ship Edmund Fitzgerald sinks and its crew of 29 perishes during a severe storm on Lake Superior. 1982Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet le

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-07

November 7th, 1917The Bolshevik Revolution takes place in Russia. Forces led by Vladimir Lenin overthrow the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky. What eventually emerges, the Soviet Union, the world's first communist state. 2000Americans vot

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-08

November 8th, 1923Nazi leader Adolf Hitler makes his first attempt to seize power in Germany. He launches a failed coup in the city of Munich, an event that becomes known as the Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler ultimately achieves his goal when he becomes Ge

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-17

November 17th, 1973An embattled President Richard Nixon defends himself during the Watergate scandal. He tells the Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, Florida. People have got to know, whether or not their president is a crook. Well

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-12

November 12th, 1927Joseph Stalin becomes undisputed ruler of whats then the Soviet Union. His rival Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Communist Party. More than a dozen years later, Trotsky is killed with an ice-pick while in exile in Mexico. Stalin

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-14

November 14th, 1940One of the most devastating bombing raids during World War Two. Hundreds of Nazi Germany's warplanes destroy most of the English town of Coventry. 1851Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick, the tale about the pursuit of the great white