历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-06-28（在线收听） |
June 28th, 1914The event that triggers WWI takes place in the Balkans, in southern Europe. A Serb nationalist assassinates Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo, in what's now Bosnia-Herzegovina. On the same day five years later, leaders sign the Versailles Treaty in France to officially end the war, which killed millions. 2000,Elian Gonzalez leaves the United States with his father for their native Cuba. It's the final chapter of a bitter international custody dispute over the six-year-old boy.
1997,Boxer Mike Tyson is disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their WBA heavyweight championship fight in Las Vegas. Tyson later says “I just snapped and reacted and did what many athletes have done, and have paid the price for it.”
1902, Oh, what a beautiful morning.
Broadway composer Richard Rodgers is born in New York City. Among his musicals: Oklahoma, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music.
And 1926,“I'd like to thank Hitler for being such a funny guy onstage.” Mel Brooks, the comedian and movie director whose works include The Producers and Blazing Saddles, is born in New York City.
Today in History, June 28th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press. |
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