日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March ninth, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Virginia. On this date: In 1796, the future emperor of France, Napole... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March eighth, 1854, US Commodore Matthew C. Perry made his second landing in Japan. Within a month, he concluded a treaty with the Japanese. On this date: In 1702, England's Queen Anne ascended the throne upon the de... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March seventh, 1850, in a three-hour speech to the US Senate, Daniel Webster endorsed the Compromise of 1850 as a means of preserving the Union. On this date: In 1849, horticulturist Luther Burbank was born in Lancas... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March sixth, 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege. On this date: In 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto. In 1853, Verdi's opera La Traviata... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March fifth, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. On this date: In 1849, Zachary Taylor took the oath of office at his... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March fourth, 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for the lack of a quorum.) On this date: In 1791, Vermont became... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March third, 1931, The Star-Spangled Banner officially became the national anthem of the United States. On this date: In 1845, Florida became the 27th state. In 1849, the US Department of the Interior was established... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On March first, 1932, the infant son of Anne and Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, New Jersey. (Remains identified as those of the baby were found the following May.) On this date: In 1... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 29th, 1940, Gone with the Wind won eight Academy Awards, including best picture of 1939. On this date: In 1504, Christopher Columbus, stranded in Jamaica during his fourth voyage to the West, used a correctl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 28th, 1854, some 50 slavery opponents met in Ripon, Wisconsin, to call for creation of a new political group, which became the Republican Party. On this date: In 1827, the first US railroad chartered to carr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 27th, 1960, the US Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets, three goals to two, at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, California. (The US team went on to win the gold medal.) On this date: In 1801, the Distr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 26th, 1993, a bomb built by a group of Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of New York's World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. On this date: In 1815, Napol... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: Fifty years ago, on February 25th, 1950, the comedy-variety program Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and, later, Howard Morris, debuted on NBC TV. On this date: In 1570, Pope Pius the F... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 24th, 1868, the House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate. On this date: In... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 23rd, 1945, during World War Two, US Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised the American flag. On this date: In 1822, Boston was granted a charter to incorporate as a city. In 1836,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: Twenty years ago, on February 22nd, 1980, the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets at Lake Placid, New York, 4-to-3. (The US team went on to win the gold medal.) On this date: In 1732, the first president... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 21st, 1965, former Black Muslim leader Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death in New York by assassins identified as Black Muslims. On this date: In 1846, Sarah G. Bagley became the first female telegrapher as she... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 18th, 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama. On this date: In 1516, Mary Tudor, the Queen of England popularly known as Bloody Mary, was... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 17th, 1801, the House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president. Burr became vice president. On this date: In 1817, a street in Baltimore... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-13 Today's Highlight in History: On February 15th, 1898, the US battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the United States closer to war with Spain. On this date: In 1564, Italian astronome... 阅读全文>>