历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-06-18

June 18th, 1940 In London, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill tells his people to prepare for their struggle against Nazi Germany during WWII. That if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This w

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-06-20

June 20th, 1893A jury finds Lizzie Borden innocent of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe at their home in Fall River, Massachusetts. The grisly killings and Borden's trial receive massive media attention for its time in the United States

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-06-13

June 13th, 1971The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers, a leaked, top-secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam. President Richard Nixon's administration tries to block further publication in court, citing national security. D

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-17

August 17th, 1969Hurricane Camille slams into the Gulf Coast, making landfall just east of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The Category 5 storm kills more than 250 people, more than 35 years before Hurricane Katrina devastates the region. 1998 Th

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-09

August 9th, 1945The United States drops a second atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. This time, the target is the city of Nagasaki, where the nuclear blast kills an estimated 74,000 people. President Harry Truman: If Japan does not surrender, b

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-12

August 12th, 1972The last American combat troops leave Vietnam. All remaining US troops are withdrawn the next year as part of the Paris Peace Accords. Vietnam is reunified under Communist rule more than 2 years after that ceasefire agreement is reac

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-30

July 30th, 1975Former Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit. His son James P. Hoffa: The circumstances involved in the disappearance lead us to the conclusion that we'll never see him again. Although Hoffa is presumed d

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-04

August 4th, 1944During World War II, Anne Frank and her family are among eight people arrested in German-occupied Amsterdam. That happens when Nazi police raid the secret annex of her father's office building where they have been hiding. Anne's fathe

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-03

August 3rd, 1492 Explorer Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain on his first voyage across the Atlantic that takes him to the present-day Americas. 1914 Europe deepens its ascendant World War I as Germany declares war on France just days after de

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-31

July 31st, 1964Ranger 7 transmits pictures of the Moon back to Earth before the American space probe smashes onto the lunar surface. Five years later, the first man set foot on the Moon during NASAs Apollo11 mission. 1777A young nobleman from France

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-02

July 2nd, 1776In Philadelphia, the vote that sets the stage for America's Declaration of Independence two days later. The Continental Congress passes a resolution saying Britain's 13 colonies are and should be free and independent states. 1964In Wash

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-03

July 3rd, 1863. In Pennsylvania, the battle of Gettysburg ends during Americas Civil War. Union forces win a major victory as Confederate forces retreat after 3 days of fighting the worlds bloodiest. 1775. A key moment during the American Revolution:

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-04

July 4th, 1776In Philadelphia, the birth of the United States of America, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming Britain's 13 colonies to be free. 1826,Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson each die o

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-05

July 5th,1954Well, thats all right, mama. Thats all right for you. Thats all right mama, just anyway you do.A chapter during the dawn of rock and roll takes place at Sun records in Memphis, Tennessee. Thats where Elvis Presley records the song Thats

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-01

August 1st, 1966Charles Whitman goes on a shooting rampage at the University of Texas clock tower in Austin. With a high-powered rifle, he kills fourteen people and wounds nearly three dozen others, hours after murdering his wife and mother. The kill

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-23

July 23rd, 1967Black day in July, Motor city madness has touched the countryside.A week of race-related rioting erupts in Detroit, following a police raid on an after-hours club. The violence kills 43 people and injures more than 1,000 others, destro

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-02

August 2nd, 1964The Pentagon reports the first of two attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on US destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Days later, President Lyndon Johnson orders the first bombing raids on North Vietnamese military installations. We

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-01

July 1st, 1863. The bloodiest battle of Americas Civil War begins between Union and Confederate forces in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1946. The worlds first peacetime test of nuclear weapon. The United States explodes a 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Biki

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-09-01

September 1st, 1939Start of World War II as Nazi Germanys dictator Adolf Hitler, invades neighboring Poland. The war last for the next 6 years, spanning from Europe and North Africa to Asia and Pacific. 2004A hostage crisis unfolds in southern Russia

历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-10

August 10th, 1977Accused Son of Sam, serial killer David Berkowitz is arrested in Yonkers New York. The 24-year-old postal worker is wanted for slaying six people and wounding seven others in nearby New York City. John Keenan is Chief of Detectives f