历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-03-03（在线收听） |
March 3rd 1991 - In Los Angeles, a scene caught on amateur videos which sparks an outcry in the United States. Police officers severely beat black motorist Rodney King after he is stopped for speeding. The following year, the 4 white officers charged in the beating are acquitted of almost all state charges.
That triggers the Los Angeles Riots which killed 55 people and caused $1 billion in property damage.
1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1931 – Oh say, can you see, the Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem of the United States.
1923 – Henry Luce and Briton Hadden begin publishing TIME – the America’s first major weekly news magazine.
And 2005 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly around the world alone without stopping or refueling.
"It's a tremendous sensation to a... the covering that much of distance, and that was the truly enjoyable part of the flight."The millionaire adventurer touches down in Central Kansas after a 67-hour journey spanning 23,000 miles.
Today in History March 3rd. |
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