历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-03-31(在线收听) |
March 31st, 1968With America divided over the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson makes a surprise election year announcement. "I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president."1889In Paris, engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurls France's tricolor flag from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking the structure's completion.
2005Terry Schiavo dies at a Florida hospice at age 41 nearly two weeks after her feeding tube was removed. It's the end of a wrenching right-to-die dispute over the brain-damaged woman that drew national attention.
1943In New York, the musical Oklahoma by Rodgers and Hammerstein opens on Broadway.
And 1995Tejano, singer Selena is shot to death in Corpus Christi, Texas by the founder of her fan club. She was 23 years old. Today in History, March 31st, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press. |
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