January 21st, 1793. In Paris, the French Revolution turns bloody as King Louis XVI condemned for treason is executed on the guillotine.
1793年1月21日,巴黎掀起法国革命浪潮,路易十六因叛国罪被送上了断头台。
1924. Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary who founded the Soviet Union, the world's first Communist state, dies in Moscow.
1924年,法国革命者列宁在莫斯科去世,他曾建立世界第一个社会主义国家苏联。
1950. In New York, a case is the flashpoint of the American politics during the early years of the Cold War.
1950年,二战初期,该事件引发美国政坛大动荡。
Alger Hiss, the former State Department official, accused of being part of a Communist spy ring is found guilty of lying to a grand jury.
阿尔杰·希斯是前国务院官员,他被指是共产党间谍网成员,因向大法官说谎而被判有罪。
Hiss, who always maintained his innocence, serves less than four years in prison.
而希斯一直宣称自己是无辜的,监狱服刑时间不到四年。
1977. President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders, keeping his promise he made on the campaign trail.
1977年,越战致大量美国人逃避兵役,吉米·卡特将他们豁免,他也兑现了他在竞选活动中的承诺。
And I'm not gonna say all those young people are guilty or not guilty.
我不想说他们有罪还是没罪。
I'm just gonna say what you did but was right or wrong. You are forgiven for it. Come on back home.
我只想说不管你是对是错,我们原谅你们了,回家吧。
1976. supersonic Concorde jet rolls in the service for the first time, beginning a run that lasts for nearly three decades.
1976年,超音速协和式飞机首秀,服役时间近30年。
And 1942. Count Basie and his orchestra, one of the most popular big bands in the U.S., recall their hit, One O'clock Jump.
1942年,贝西伯爵和他的交响乐队重温了经典曲目“One O'clock Jump”,这支乐队也是美国最流行的乐队之一。
Today in History, January 21st, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.
以上是1月21日《历史上的今天》,美联社提姆·马圭尔为您播报。