历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-05-02（在线收听） |
May 2nd, 1945The end is near for World War II in Europe, the Soviet Union announces the fall of Nazi Germany's capital Berlin， and the Allies announce the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria. 1519Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance artist to paint The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa, dies in France at age 67.
1863During the Civil War, confederate General Thomas Stonewall Jackson is accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Jackson dies eight days later.
1994“Now is the time for celebration, for South Africans to join together to celebrate the birth of democrat...”
Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress claim victory in South Africa's first multi-racial election. Mandela, who spent nearly 30 years in prison under Apartheid Rule, becomes the country's president.
1972J. Edgar Hoover, who ran the FBI from the prohibition era through the turbulent 1960s, dies in Washington D.C. at age 77.
And 1903Singer and actor Bing Crosby, one of the 20th century's most popular entertainers in born in Tacoma, Washington.
Today in History, May 2nd, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press. |
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