日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On September eighth, 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed about 6,000 people. On this date: In 1664, the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York. In 1920, New Yor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On September seventh, 1940, Nazi Germany began its initial blitz on London during World War Two. On this date: In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, bade farewell to President Jo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On September fifth, 1997, Mother Teresa died in Calcutta, India, at age 87. On this date: In 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. In 1836, Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On September fourth, 1972, US swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh Olympic gold medal, in the 400-meter relay at the Munich Summer Olympics. On this date: In 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers. In 1888... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On September third, 1976, the unmanned US spacecraft Viking Two landed on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the planet's surface. On this date: In 1189, England's King Richard the First (the Lion-Hea... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On September second, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War Two. On this date: In 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out, claiming thousands of homes, but only a few l... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On September first, 1939, World War Two began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On this date: In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found innocent of treason. In 1897, the first section of Boston's new subway syst... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 31st, 1980, Poland's Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ended a 17-day-old strike. On this date: In 1886, an earthquake rocked Charleston, South Carolina, killing up to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 30th, 1862, Union forces were defeated by the Confederates at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia. On this date: In 30 B.C. (on August 30th, by some estimates), the seventh and most famous quee... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 29th, 1944, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis. On this date: In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 28th, 1963, 200-thousand people participated in a peaceful civil rights rally in Washington DC, where Dr. Martin Luther King Junior delivered his I Have a Dream speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. On this... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 27th, 1975, Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia's 3,000-year-old monarchy, died in Addis Ababa at age 83 almost a year after he was overthrown in a military coup. On this date: In 1770, German philoso... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 26th, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated for a term of office in his own right at the Democratic national convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. On this date: In 55 B.C., Roman forces under Juli... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 25th, 1944 Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation. On this date: In 1825, Uruguay declared independence from Brazil. In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 24th, 1814, British forces invaded Washington DC, setting fire to the Capitol and the White House. On this date: In A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Hercula... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 23rd, 1927, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery. (Sacco and Vanzetti were vindicated in 1977 by Massachusetts G... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 22nd, 1950, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to be accepted in competition for the national championship. On this date: In 1485, England's King Richard the Third was killed in the Battle of B... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 21st, 1940, exiled Communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky died in Mexico City from wounds inflicted by an assassin. On this date: In 1680, Pueblo Indians took possession of Santa Fe, New Mexico, after driving ou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 20th, 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Royal Air Force, saying, Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. On this date: In 1833, Benjamin Har... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On August 19th, 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia during the War of 1812. On this date: In 1848, the New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California. In 1... 阅读全文>>