历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-12（在线收听） |
August 12th, 1972The last American combat troops leave Vietnam. All remaining US troops are withdrawn the next year as part of the Paris Peace Accords. Vietnam is reunified under Communist rule more than 2 years after that ceasefire agreement is reached. 1944Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., older brother of future President John F. Kennedy, is killed during World War II. The 29-year-old Kennedy and his copilot die when their navy plane filled with explosives blows up over Britain. 2004 “And so my truth is that I am a gay American.” New Jersey’s governor Jim McGreevey says he will resign after saying he had an extramarital affair with a male aide. The aide, Golan Cipel, denies having an affair. He claims the governor sexually harassed him. McGreevey steps down 3 months later.
2000Tragedy for Russia’s Navy in the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. That’s where the nuclear submarine Kursk explodes and sinks during naval exercises, killing its entire 118 man crew.
And 1881 Cecil B. De Mille, the movie producer and director whose films include The Ten Commandments, "Remember this day when the strong hand of the Lord leads you out of bandage." is born in Ashfield, Massachusetts. Today in History, August 12th, Carload Bradley, the Associated Press. |
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