February 20th 1962, And Godspeed, John Glenn, two, one, zero. Roger! The clock is operating. We're underway.
1962年2月20日,约翰·格伦祝你一路平安,二,一,零,发射了,飞行之旅开始了。
Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, lifting off aboard the Mercury space capsule Friendship 7.
宇航员约翰·格伦成为了首位环绕地球的美国人,他乘坐“水银友谊7号”飞船升空。
2003, a fire during a nightclub concert in West Warwick Rhode Island kills 100 people and injures about 200 others.
2003年在罗得岛州西沃威克,夜总会大火致100人遇难,约200人受伤。
Pyrotechnics for the rock band Great White spark the fire, igniting flammable phone, lighting the club's walls and ceiling.
为摇滚乐队大白鲨准备的烟火点燃了大火,易燃手机随即起火,夜总会墙壁和天花板随之起火。
The club's owners and the band's former tour manager later plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges.
夜总会老板和大白鲨演唱会经理人承认犯有非故意过失杀人罪。
1927, They call me Mr. Tips. Actor Sidney Poitier, whose roles include In the Heat of the Night and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is born in Miami.
1927年,他们把我叫做“小费先生”,西德尼·波蒂埃出生在迈阿密,他出演过的电影有《炎热的夜晚》《猜猜谁来吃晚餐》。
And 1998, when I stepped on the ice, I had the feeling like, you know, I knew what the Olympics is about. I have that feeling of just like pure joy.
1998年,当我走上冰面,我知道那种感觉,奥运会的感觉,我真的是无比兴奋。
American Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medalist in the Winter Olympics.
塔拉·利平斯基成为了美国历史上最年轻的冬奥会冠军。
The 15-years-old clinches that honor when she wins the ladies' figure skating title in Nagano, Japan.
15岁的塔拉在日本长野冬奥会上获得女子花滑冠军。
Today in History, February 20th, Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.
以上是2月20日《历史上的今天》,美联社卡拉多·布拉德利为您播报。