日期：2008-11-15 Today's Highlight in History: On June seventh, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence. On this date: In 1654, Louis the 14th was crowned King of France in Rheim... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-15 Today's Highlight in History: On June sixth, 1944, the D-Day invasion of Europe took place during World War Two as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. On this date: In 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association was founded in Lon... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-15 Today's Highlight in History: On June fifth, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested. On this date: In 1783, Josep... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-15 Today's Highlight in History: On June third, 1888, the poem Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was first published, in the San Francisco Daily Examiner. On this date: In 1621, the Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-15 Today's Highlight in History: On June second, 1953, Queen Elizabeth the Second of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George the Sixth. On this date: In 1886, President Cleveland married Frances Fo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-15 Today's Highlight in History: On June first, 1980, Cable News Network made its debut. On this date: In 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state of the union. In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state. In 1801, Mormon leader Brigham Young was born in Whit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 31st, 1819, poet Walt Whitman was born in West Hill, New York. On this date: In 1889, more than 2,000 people perished when a dam break sent water rushing through Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In 1910, the Union of Sou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 30th, 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. On this date: In 1539, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in Florida. In 1854, the territories of Nebraska and Kans... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 29th, 1790, Rhode Island became the 13th original colony to ratify the United States Constitution. On this date: In 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses, saying, If thi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 28th, 1863, the first black regiment from the North left Boston to fight in the Civil War. On this date: In 1533, England's Archbishop declared the marriage of King Henry the Eighth to Anne Boleyn valid. In 1892,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 27th, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to the public. On this date: In 1647, the first recorded American execution of a witch took pla... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 26th, 1940, the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, during World War Two began. On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was banned by the Edict of Worms because of his religious beliefs and writings. I... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 25th, 1787, the Constitutional Convention was convened in Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quorum. On this date: In 1810, Argentina began its revolt against Spain. In 1895, playwright Oscar... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 24th, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message, What hath God wrought! from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line. On this date: In 1819, Queen Victoria was born in L... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 23rd, 1960, Israel announced it had captured former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann in Argentina. (Eichmann was tried in Israel, found guilty of crimes against humanity, and hanged in 1962.) On this date: In 1430, J... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 23rd, 1960, Israel announced it had captured former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann in Argentina. (Eichmann was tried in Israel, found guilty of crimes against humanity, and hanged in 1962.) On this date: In 1430, J... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 22nd, 1947, the Truman Doctrine was enacted as Congress appropriated military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey. On this date: In 1761, the first life insurance policy in the United States was issued, in Phi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 21st, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. On this date: In 1542, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died while... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 20th, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France. On this date: In 1506, Christopher Columbus died in pove... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On May 20th, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France. On this date: In 1506, Christopher Columbus died in pove... 阅读全文>>