April 2nd, 2005. Pope John Paul II dies at his apartment in The Vatican at age 84.
2005年4月2日。教皇约翰·保罗二世在其梵蒂冈的寓所去世,享年84岁。
He led the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years and helped topple communism in Eastern Europe.
他执掌罗马天主教长达26年,并帮助推翻了东欧共产主义。
1917,In Washington, President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany.
1917年,华盛顿,伍德罗·威尔逊总统请求国会对德国宣战。
Wilson says: The world must be made safe for democracy. The U.S. enters World War I days later.
威尔逊说:建立一个安全的民主世界。几天后,美国加入第一次世界大战。
1513,Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon lands in Florida, during his search for the mythical Fountain of Youth.
1513年,西班牙探险家胡安·庞塞·德莱昂在佛罗里达州登陆,寻找神话中的不老泉水。
1982,In the south Atlantic, troops from Argentina seize the disputed Falkland Islands from Britain.
1982年,南大西洋,阿根廷军队从英国手中夺取了具有争议的福克兰群岛。
British forces retake the islands from Argentina by the following June.
当年六月,英国军队又从阿根廷手中将这些岛屿夺回。
And 1805,Storyteller Hans Christian Andersen is born in Denmark.
1805年,童话作家汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒在丹麦出生。
Among his fairy tales: The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Princess and The Pea.
他的童话作品包括:《丑小鸭》、《皇帝的新装》以及《豌豆公主》。
Today in History, April 2nd, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.
以上是4月2日《历史上的今天》,美联社麦克·格雷西亚为您播报。