历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-10-14（在线收听） |
October 14th, 1947Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than sound. Yeager breaks the sound barrier as he tests the rocket-powered research plane over California. 1066In Britain, invading Norman forces under William the Conqueror defeat the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of Hastings.
1964Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent campaign for civil rights . King accepts the award months later during a ceremony in Norway’s capital, Oslo.
“We are ready to suffer when necessary and even risk our lives in order to become witnesses to truth as we see it.”
1912In Milwaukee, Theodore Roosevelt campaigning for a return to the White House is shot in the chest. Despite the wound, the former President heads to a hospital only after he gives a scheduled speech.
And 1977 I really love a white ChristmasBing Crosby, one of the most popular singers of the 20th century, dies near Madrid, Spain.
Today in History, October 14th, Carload Bradley, the Associate Press. |
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