April 8th, 2005. At the Vatican, world leaders join pilgrims and Roman Catholic clergy in St. Peter Square for the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
2005年4月8日,世界各领导人在梵蒂冈圣彼得广场和朝圣者和罗马天主教神职人员一同参加圣若望·保禄二世的葬礼。
1973. Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century dies at his home in France at age 91.
1973年,巴勃罗·毕加索,20世纪最伟大的艺术家之一,在其位于法国的家中去世,享年91岁。
1990. Ryan White, the teen AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance drew national attention dies in Indianapolis. He was 18 years old.
1990年,瑞安·怀特,这名因抗击艾滋病而受到全国关注的青少年在印第安纳波利斯去世,年仅18岁。
1974. Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves becomes baseball's career home-run King.
1974年,亚特兰大勇士队汉克·阿伦成为棒球界的全垒打之王。
He hits his 715 homerun, topping Babe Ruth's record in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
在与洛杉矶道奇的比赛中,他获得715支全垒打,打破了巴比·鲁斯的记录。
And 1994. In Seattle, Kurt Cobain, front man for the grunge band Nirvana, is found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 27.
1994年,在西雅图,垃圾摇滚风格乐队—涅槃乐队的灵魂人物科特·柯本开枪自杀,年仅27岁。
Today in History, April 8th. Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.
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