日期：2009-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 14th, 1900, Aaron Copland, one of America's leading composers of the 20th century, was born in New York City. On this date: In 1851, Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick was first published in the United States... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-22 Today's Highlight in History: On November 13th, 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. On this date: In 1775, during the American Revolution, US f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-22 Today's Highlight in History: On November 12th, 1942, the World War Two naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Americans ended up winning a major victory over the Japanese.) On this date: In 1920, baseball got its first czar（沙皇，独裁者） as Judg... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-22 Today's Highlight in History: On November eleventh, 1918, fighting in World War One came to an end with the signing of an armistice（休战书） between the Allies and Germany. On this date: In 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off（停泊... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-22 Today's Highlight in History: On November tenth, 1928, Hirohito was enthroned（登上王位） as Emperor of Japan. On this date: In 1775, the US Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. In 1871, journalist-explorer Henry M. St... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 Today's Highlight in History: On November ninth, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West; joyous（快乐的，高兴的） Germans danced atop（在顶上） the Berlin Wall. On this date: In 1872, fire... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November eighth, 1960, Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州） Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency. On this date: In 1837, Mount Holyoke Seminary, a college exclusively（排他地） f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November seventh, 1917, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional（暂时的） government of Alexander Kerensky. On this date: In 1893, the state of Colora... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 November 6th in History 1429: Henry VI crowned（加冕） King of England 1869: Diamonds discovered at Kimberley（金伯利）, South Africa 1928: In America, Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st President November 6th birthdays 1814: Adolphe Sax, Belgian（比利... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November fifth, 1940, President Roosevelt won an unprecedented（空前的） third term in office as he defeated Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie. On this date: In 1605, the Gunpowder Plot failed as Guy Fawkes wa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November fourth, 1979, the Iranian hostage crisis（人质危机） began as militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran. For some of the hostages, it was the start of 444 days of captivity（囚禁，被关）. On this... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November third, 1900, the first automobile show in the United States opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices（资助，赞助） of the Automobile Club of America. On this date: In 1868, Republican Ul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November second, 1948, President Truman surprised the experts by being re-elected in a narrow upset over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey. On this date: In 1783, General George Washington issued his Farewell Add... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On November first, 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. On this date: In 1604, William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello was first presented at Whitehall Palace in Lo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On October 31st, 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses（论文，论点） on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. On this date: In 1795, English poet John K... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-08 Today's Highlight in History: On October 30th, 1938, the radio play The War of the Worlds, starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. (The live drama, which employed fake news reports, panicked（恐慌，惊恐） some listeners who thought its portrayal（描绘... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-10-29 African-American folk artist Harriet Powers, now nationally recognized for her quilts, was born in rural Georgia on October 29, 1837. Using traditional applique（嵌花的，贴花的） technique, Powers recorded local legends, Bible stories, and astronomi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-10-29 Today's Highlight in History: On October 28th, 1958, the Roman Catholic patriarch（家长，元老） of Venice, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was elected Pope; he took the name John the 23rd. On this date: In 1636, Harvard College was founded in Massachusett... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-10-27 Today's Highlight in History: On October 27th, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification（批准，认可） of the United States Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper. On this date: In 1858, the 2... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-17 Today's Highlight in History: On September 30th, 1955, actor James Dean was killed in a two-car collision near Cholame, California. On this date: In 1777, the Congress of the United States -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces --... 阅读全文>>