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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-15
October 15th, 1946In Nuremburg, Germany, former Nazi Air Force Chief Hermann Goering commits suicide behind bars. Goering takes poison just hours before his scheduled execution as a convicted war criminal for his role during World War II. 1917During
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-21
October 21st, 1879A coiling filament glowing within the Put away the oil lamps and candles. Thomas Edison perfects a workable electric light at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. 2001A postal worker in Washington D.C. dies from inhaled anthrax
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-19
October 19th, 1781The decisive victory in the Revolutionary War. British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrender to American and French forces at the battle of York town in Virginia. In a peace treaty a few years later Britain officially recognizes th
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-24
October 24th, 1945Birth of the United Nations. The charter of the global organization takes effect, nearly two months after the Japanese surrender ending World War II. 1952Dwight Eisenhower promises to bring the Korean War to an end. The Republican c
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-25
October 25th, 1962In New York, the Cuban Missile Crisis takes center stage at the United Nations Security Council. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson presents photographic evidence of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Stevenson challenges Soviet Ambassador Valer
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-26
October 26th, 2001In Washington, President George W. Bush signs the USA Patriot Act more than a month after the 9/11 attacks. The Act gives federal authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible t
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-22
Of the Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba. October 22nd, 1962Cold War superpowers reach the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. President John F. Kennedy announces an air and naval blockade of Cuba after Soviet missile ba
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-29
October 29th, 1929On Wall Street, Black Tuesday descends upon the New York Stock Exchange. Stock prices collapse made panic selling, wiping out thousands of investors as Americas Great Depression begins. 2004In a video tape statement, Osama Bin Laden
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-09-28
September,28th, 2000Ariel Sharon, at the time Israel's hard-line opposition leader, visits Jerusalem's TempleMount. His visit to the sacred site, claimed by both Jews and Muslims, sparks violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians. And it fuels
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-10-16
October 16th, 1859John Brown's body lies a moldering in the grave, John Brown's body lies a moldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on. An incident that brings America closer to Civil War. Abolitionist John Brown leads a raid on a Federal
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-02
November 2nd, 1948President Harry Truman confounds the political pundits in the race for the White House, Senator Barkley and I will win this election and make these Republicans like it, don't you forget that. As the incumbent Democrat narrowly defea
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-03
November 3rd, 1986The Iran-Contra affair begins to unfold as a Lebanese magazine breaks the story of secret US arms sales to Tehran. President Ronald Reagan initially denies trading arms to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon. In spite
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-04
November 4th, 1979Start of the Iranian hostage crisis as militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seize its occupants. For many of the dozens of hostages, it is the start of 444 days of captivity, a saga that grips America. 1995Hopes for Mid Ea
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-05
November 5th, 1940My conscience will not let me turn my back upon a call to service. Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the only American President to win an unprecedented third term in office. Roosevelt serves as president for a total of more than 12 yea
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历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-09
November 9th, 1989A sign of the end of the Cold War is near as joyous Germans dance atop the Berlin Wall. Communist East Germany throws open its borders, allowing its citizens to travel freely to the West. 1938What becomes known as Kristallnacht or t
