09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 16th, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman and his troops began their March to the Sea during the Civil War. On this date: In 1776, British troops captured Fort Washington during the American Revolution. I...
09-11-23 Today's Highlight in History: On November 15th, 1939, President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone(基石) of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC. On this date: In 1777, the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation(联邦条例), a...
09-11-23 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...
09-11-22 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...
09-11-22 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...
09-11-22 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...
09-11-22 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...
09-11-09 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...
09-11-08 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...
09-11-08 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...