历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-09（在线收听）

 August 9th, 1945The United States drops a second atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. This time, the target is the city of Nagasaki, where the nuclear blast kills an estimated 74,000 people. President Harry Truman: "If Japan does not surrender, bombs will have to be dropped on her war industries, and unfortunately, thousands of civilian lives will be lost." Just days later, Japan surrenders to America and its allies, bringing World War II to an end. 1974In Washington, Richard Nixon becomes the first American President to resign, driven from office over the Watergate scandal. Vice President Gerald Ford is sworn in as Nixon's successor. "Our long national nightmare is over. Our constitution works. Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. " A month later, Ford grants Nixon an unconditional pardon for any offenses that he committed during his time in the White House. 1969Movie actress Sharon Tate and four others are found brutally murdered in her Los Angeles home. Cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers are later convicted of the crime. 1854Henry David Thoreau publishes the literary classic, Walden. The work describes Thoreau's experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts. 1964"The greatest love of all "Singer and actress Whitney Houston is born in Newark, New Jersey. And 1995" High on cocaine, Casey Jones you better watch your speed. Trouble ahead, trouble behind and you know that notion."Musician Jerry Garcia of the rock band, The Grateful Dead dies of a heart attack in Forest Knolls, California. He was 53.