• 历史上的今天:11月06日

    09-11-08 November 6th in History 1429: Henry VI crowned(加冕) King of England 1869: Diamonds discovered at Kimberley(金伯利), South Africa 1928: In America, Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st President November 6th birthdays 1814: Adolphe Sax, Belgian(比利...

  • 历史上的今天:11月05日

    09-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November fifth, 1940, President Roosevelt won an unprecedented(空前的) third term in office as he defeated Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie. On this date: In 1605, the Gunpowder Plot failed as Guy Fawkes wa...

  • 历史上的今天:11月04日

    09-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November fourth, 1979, the Iranian hostage crisis(人质危机) began as militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran. For some of the hostages, it was the start of 444 days of captivity(囚禁,被关). On this...

  • 历史上的今天:11月03日

    09-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November third, 1900, the first automobile show in the United States opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices(资助,赞助) of the Automobile Club of America. On this date: In 1868, Republican Ul...

  • 历史上的今天:11月02日

    09-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November second, 1948, President Truman surprised the experts by being re-elected in a narrow upset over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey. On this date: In 1783, General George Washington issued his Farewell Add...

  • 历史上的今天:11月01日

    09-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November first, 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. On this date: In 1604, William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello was first presented at Whitehall Palace in Lo...

  • 历史上的今天:10月31日

    09-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On October 31st, 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses(论文,论点) on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. On this date: In 1795, English poet John K...

  • 历史上的今天:10月30日

    09-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On October 30th, 1938, the radio play The War of the Worlds, starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. (The live drama, which employed fake news reports, panicked(恐慌,惊恐) some listeners who thought its portrayal(描绘...

  • 历史上的今天:10月28日

    09-10-29 Today's Highlight in History: On October 28th, 1958, the Roman Catholic patriarch(家长,元老) of Venice, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was elected Pope; he took the name John the 23rd. On this date: In 1636, Harvard College was founded in Massachusett...

  • 历史上的今天:10月27日

    09-10-27 Today's Highlight in History: On October 27th, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification(批准,认可) of the United States Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper. On this date: In 1858, the 2...