09-12-06 Today's Highlight in History: On November 25th, 1963, the body of President Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery(阿灵顿国家公墓). On this date: In 1758, in the French and Indian War, the British captured Fort Duquesne in present...
09-12-06 Today's Highlight in History: On November 24th, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally(致命地) wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television. On this date: In 1784, Zachary Taylor, the 12th...
09-11-27 The history of the Milky Way(银河) is encoded in its oldest fragments, globular(球状的) clusters(蔟) and other systems of stars that have witnessed the entire evolution of our galaxy, says Francesco Ferraro, lead author of a paper appearing in...
09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 23rd, 1903, singer Enrico Caruso made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in Rigoletto. On this date: In 1765, Frederick County, Maryland, repudiated(拒绝履行) the Bri...
09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 22nd, 1963, President Kennedy was shot to death while riding in a motorcade(汽车行列,汽车长龙) in Dallas. Texas Governor John B. Connally, in the same limousine(豪华轿车) as Kennedy, was seriously wound...
09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 21st, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify(批准) the US Constitution. On this date: In 1877, inventor Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonograph(留声机). In 1899, Vice Pre...
09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 20th, 1947, Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in a ceremony broadcast worldwide from Westminster Abbey. On this date: In 1789, New Jersey became the f...
09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 19th, 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery(国家公墓) at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania. On this date: In 1794, the United Stat...
09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 18th, 1928, the first successful sound- synchronized(同步的) animated cartoon, Walt Disney's Steamboat Willie, starring Mickey Mouse, premiered(首次公演) in New York. On this date: In 1820, US Navy Capta...
09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 17th, 1800, Congress held its first session in Washington in the partially completed Capitol building. On this date: In 1558, Elizabeth the First ascended(上升,攀登) the English throne upon the death of Q...