日期：2008-11-14 Today's Highlight in History: On April first, 1945, American forces invaded Okinawa during World War Two. On this date: In 1789, the US House of Representatives held its first full meeting, in New York City. Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 31st, 1889, French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion. On this date: In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 30th, 1867, US Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million, a deal roundly ridiculed as Seward's Folly. On this date: In 1822, Florida... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 29th, 1943, World War Two meat, butter and cheese rationing began. On this date: In 1638, Swedish colonists settled in present-day Delaware. In 1790, the tenth president of the United States, John Tyler, was bo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 28th, 1930, the names of the Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora were changed to Istanbul and Ankara. On this date: In 1834, the US Senate voted to censure President Jackson for the removal of federal d... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 27th, 1794, President Washington and Congress authorized creation of the US Navy. On this date: In 1512, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida. In 1625, Charles the First ascended the English thro... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 26th, 1982, groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Washington DC for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. On this date: In 1804, the Louisiana Purchase was divided into the Territory of Orleans and the District of L... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 25th, 1911, in a tragedy that galvanized America's labor movement, 146 immigrant workers were killed when fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York. On this date: In 1634, Maryland was found... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 23rd, 1775, Patrick Henry made his famous call for America's independence from Britain, telling the Virginia Provincial Convention, Give me liberty, or give me death! On this date: In 1743, George Frideric Hand... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 22nd, 1765, Britain enacted the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies. (The Act was repealed the following year.) On this date: In 1638, religious dissident Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the M... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 21st, 1965, more than 3,000 civil rights demonstrators led by the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior began their march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. On this date: In 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach wa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 19th, 1979, the US House of Representatives began televising its day-to-day business. On this date: In 1859, the opera Faust by Charles Gounod premiered in Paris. In 1917, the Supreme Court upheld the eight-hou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 18th, 1959, President Eisenhower signed the Hawaii statehood bill. On this date: In 1766, Britain repealed the Stamp Act. In 1837, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, was born in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 17th, A.D. 461, according to tradition, St. Patrick -- the patron saint of Ireland -- died in Saul. On this date: In 1776, British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War. In 1905, Eleanor Roosevel... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 16th, 1850, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about adultery, revenge and redemption in Puritan Massachusetts, was first published. On this date: In 1751, James Madison, fourth president of the Un... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 15th, 1919, the American Legion was founded, in Paris. On this date: In 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius. In 1493, Christopher Columbu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 14th, 1743, the first recorded town meeting in America was held, at Faneuil Hall in Boston. On this date: In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America's co... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March 12th, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Guides, which later became the Girl Scouts of America. On this date: In 1664, New Jersey became a British colony as King Charles the Second granted land in the N... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March eleventh, 1942, as Japanese forces continued to advance in the Pacific during World War Two, General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines for Australia, vowing: I shall return. (He kept that promise nearly th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March tenth, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell's telephone took place in Boston as his assistant heard Bell say, Mr. Watson, come here. I want you. On this date: In 1785, Thomas... 阅读全文>>