历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-10-17（在线收听） |
October 17th 1973Dawn of the energy crisis, as Arab oil-producing nations say they will cut back on oil exports to Western nations and Japan. The results are totally embargo until the following year bringing severe oil shortages and rising inflationto the United States and other countries. 1777A turning point in the Revolutionary War. British forces under General John Burgoyne surrender to American troops in Saratoga, New York. The victory persuades the French to side with the Americans against the Britishduring the war.
1989A deadly earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale strikes northern California. The quake kills more than 60 people, leaving 12,000 homeless and causing 6 billion dollars in damage.
1931Mobster Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Capone is released 8 years later.
And 1915Playwright Arthur Miller, author of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible is born in New York City.
"You're going to pick the causes, gving a muse of some kind that surprised to today. And it's a weird thing that can now last a moment, it's very difficult."Today in history, October 17th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press. |
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