March 23rd, 1775. A famous call for American independence from Britain.
1775年3月23日。有人为争取美国从英国手中独立,发出了一次著名的呼喊。
Patrick Henry tells the Virginia Provincial Convention "Give me liberty, or give me death."
帕特里克·亨利在维吉尼亚大会上大呼“不自由,毋宁死。”
The American Revolution begins just weeks later.
短短几周后,美国大革命爆发。
1933. Germany’s Parliament, the Reichstag effectively gives dictatorial powers to Adolf Hitler.
1933年,德国议会将独裁的权利有效地赋予了阿道夫·希特勒。
More than a dozen years later, Hitler’s rule ends in the wake of WWII and the Holocaust.
十多年后,希特勒的统治伴随二战及大屠杀的结束而土崩瓦解。
1983. President Ronald Reagan proposes developing technology to intercept nuclear missiles, a plan the critics dub Star Wars.
1983年,罗纳德·里根总统提议开发核导拦截技术,一个评论家称之为星球大战的计划。
"I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who give us nuclear weapons,
“我要求美国科学界,要求那些能为我们造出核武器的人,
to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace,
把你们的才华用于造福人类和世界和平上,
to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons, impotent and obsolete."
让核武器丧失威力,再无用武之地。
2001. Russia’s orbiting Mir Space Station ends its 15-year odyssey with a fiery plunge into the South Pacific.
2001年。俄罗斯建造的和平号轨道空间站结束了其长达15年的服役,坠入南太平洋。
And 1998. "My heart will go on and on."
1998年。“我心永恒。”
The disaster epic Titantic wins 11 Oscars, tying the record for the most Academy Award wins.
灾难史诗《泰坦尼克号》斩获11项奥斯卡大奖,并创下了奥斯卡金像奖最多获奖记录 。
The other films that cheer that honor, "Ben-Hur" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".
另外获得此项殊荣的影片分别为:《宾虚》和《指环王:王者归来》。
Today in History, March 23rd. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是3月23日《历史上的今天》,美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。