历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-12（在线收听） |
November 12th, 1927Joseph Stalin becomes undisputed ruler of what’s then the Soviet Union. His rival Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Communist Party. More than a dozen years later, Trotsky is killed with an ice-pick while in exile in Mexico. Stalin is widely believed to arrange the murder. His repressive rule lasts for more than a quarter century. 1942During World War Ⅱ, the naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins in the South Pacific. That’s where the United States and its allies win a major victory over the Japanese.
1815Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leader in the movement to give American women the right to vote, is born in Johnstown, New York.
1929“Don’t try to be a hero. You don’t have to be a hero,not for me.” Grace Kelly, the Hollywood movie star who became Princess of Monaco, is born in Philadelphia.
1945“I never give, that keeps me searching for a heart of gold, and I'm getting old…”
Neil Young, singer and songwriter, is born in Toronto, Canada. Today in History, November 12th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press. |
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