历史上的今天:11月20日

Today's Highlight in History:
On November 20th, 1947, Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in a ceremony broadcast worldwide from Westminster Abbey.

On this date:
In 1789, New Jersey¹ became the first state to ratify²（批准） the Bill of Rights.

In 1910, revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I. Madero.

In 1925, Robert F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.

In 1929, the radio program "The Rise of the Goldbergs" debuted³ on the NBC Blue Network.

In 1945, 24 Nazi⁴ leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal（法庭） in Nuremberg, Germany.

In 1959, the United Nations issued its "Declaration of the Rights of the Child."

In 1967, the Census⁵ Clock at the Commerce Department ticked past 200 million.

In 1969, the Nixon administration announced a halt to residential⁶ use of the pesticide⁷ DDT as part of a total phaseout（逐渐停止）.

In 1975, after nearly four decades of absolute rule, Spain's General Francisco Franco died, two weeks before his 83rd birthday.

In 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to address Israel's parliament.

Ten years ago: The Soviet⁸ Union again rebuffed President Bush's efforts to rally support for a UN Security Council resolution authorizing⁹ military force against Iraq. The space shuttle "Atlantis" landed at Cape¹⁰ Canaveral, Florida, after completing a secret military mission.

Five years ago: Federal employees idled（闲散，浪费） during a government shutdown returned to their jobs. Olympic figure skating champion Sergei Grinkov died of a heart attack in Lake Placid¹¹, New York. BBC Television broadcast an interview with Princess Diana, who admitted being unfaithful to Prince Charles. Radio stations began airing a new Beatles recording¹², "Free As a Bird," which had debuted on ABC TV the night before.

One year ago: A day after violent anti-American protests in Greece, President Clinton sought to heal old wounds by acknowledging the United States had failed its "obligation to support democracy" when it backed Greek's harsh military junta¹³（军事执政团） during the Cold War.