• 历史上的今天:12月25日

    10-01-04 Today's Highlight in History: In A.D. 336, the first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25th took place in Rome. On this date: In 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned king of England. In 1223, St. Francis of Assisi assembled one of the...

  • 历史上的今天:12月24日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: On December 24th, 1951, Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first opera written specifically for television, was first broadcast by NBC TV. On this date: In 1524, Portuguese葡萄牙人 navigator Vasco da...

  • 历史上的今天:12月23日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: On December 23rd, 1893, the Engelbert Humperdinck opera Haensel und Gretel was first performed, in Weimar, Germany. On this date: In 1783, George Washington resigned辞职 as commander-in-chief of the Army and retired to...

  • 历史上的今天:12月22日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: On December 22nd, 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason叛国罪 in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism反犹太主义 . (Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.) On this dat...

  • 历史上的今天:12月21日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: On December 21st, 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower五月花号 went ashore for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts. On this date: In 1898, scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered the radioactive el...

  • 历史上的今天:12月20日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: On December 20th, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede退出,脱离 from the Union. On this date: In 1790, the first successful cotton mill纺织厂 in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, Rhode Is...

  • 历史上的今天:12月19日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: One year ago, on December 19th, 1998, President Clinton was impeached弹劾,控告 by the Republican-controlled House for perjury伪证,伪誓 and obstruction of justice阻碍司法 . The 42nd chief executive became only the seco...

  • 历史上的今天:12月18日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: On December 18th, 1944, in a pair of rulings, the Supreme Court upheld支持 the wartime relocation of Japanese-Americans, but also said undeniably不可否认地 loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry祖先,血统 could not be det...

  • 历史上的今天:12月17日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: On December 17th, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright went on the first successful manned powered-airplane flights, near Kitty Hawk小鹰号 , North Carolina. On this date: In 1777, France recognized American independence. In...

  • 历史上的今天:12月16日

    09-12-24 Today's Highlight in History: One hundred years ago, on December 16th, 1899, Sir Noel Coward, the English actor, playwright剧作家 and composer, was born in London. On this date: In 1653, Oliver Cromwell became lord protector护国公,守护神 of England...