历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-13（在线收听） |
February 13th, 1935In New Jersey, Bruno Richard Hauptmann is found guilty of first degree murder in the kidnapping and death of aviator Charles Lingbergh’s infant son. The following year, Hauptmann dies in the electric chair insisting to the end that he is innocent. 1945 – During the final months of World War II, allied planes begin bombing raids on the German city of Dresden.
The raids which last for more than 2 months kill up to 135,000 people destroying 80% of the city.
1985 – Constantine Chernenko becomes the Soviet Union’s new leader when he is named General Secretary of the communist party.
Chernenko who succeeds the late Yuri Andropov dies the following year; Mikhail Gorbachev succeeds Chernenko.
1950Peter Gabriel, former lead singer of the rock band Genesis, whose solo career made rule for the world music, is born in Surrey England.
And 2002 Waylon Jennings, the singer,songwriter who served that the outlaw brand of country music, dies in Chandler, Arizona. He was 64.
Today in History,February 13th,Sophia Manus the Associated Press. |
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