09-11-08 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...

09-11-08 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...

09-11-08 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...

09-11-08 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...

09-11-08 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...

09-11-08 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...

09-10-28 Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four time zones, one hour apart.You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days. If you make a five-day...

09-10-27 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...

09-09-30 The next day was our first date and he drove across town to go home in midday traffic to get cleaned up for our date, only to turn around and come back across town in rush hour traffic to pick me up. Well, by the time he arrived at my hotel room, I...

09-08-08 A couple embraces while riding the subway in New York April 22, 2009. New York has been rated the best US city for singles, bumping Atlanta out of the top spot. The Big Apple also edged past Boston, Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C., which round...