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May 11th, 1973. Charges are dropped against Daniel Ellsberg for leaking the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War.
1973年5月11日，对丹尼尔·艾尔斯伯格的指控被撤销，此前丹尼尔被指控泄露越战期间五角大楼文件。
A judge cites government misconduct by officials in President Richard Nixon's White House,
一名法官引证理查德·尼克松总统手下官员的不当行为、
illegal wiretaps on Ellsberg's phone and a break in at his psychiatry's office.
非法窃听艾尔斯伯格的电话以及闯入他的办公室。
Years later, Ellsberg tells the Associated Press that he has to release the papers, a secret government study of America's role in Vietnam.
多年后，艾尔斯伯格告诉美联社称他不得不披露这些文件，这是关于美国在越战中所扮演何种角色的秘密政府研究文件。
"It did prove to be helpful to put out this information, and it certainly was worth the risks that I ran."
“事实确实证明披露这些信息是有用的，这绝对值得我所冒的险。”
1997. In New York, world chess champ Garry Kasparov loses a six-game match against IBM's Deep Blue computer.
1997年，在纽约，世界级国际象棋冠军加里·卡斯帕罗夫在六场比赛中输给了IBM的'深蓝'计算机。
Afterward, Kasparov demands a rematch, a challenge which IBM declines.
此后，卡斯帕罗夫要求复赛，IBM拒绝了这一挑战。
1888. Composer Irving Berlin is born in Belarus, then part of the Russian Empire.
1888年，作曲家欧文·柏林在白罗斯出生，当时白罗斯属于俄罗斯帝国。
Among his songs, God Bless America, White Christmas, and There's No Business Like Show Business.
他的作品有：《天佑美国》、《白色圣诞》以及《娱乐至上》。
And 1981. Bob Marley, the singer, songwriter who is considered Reggae's biggest star dies of cancer in Miami. He was 36.
1981年，歌手兼词曲作家、雷鬼乐鼻祖—36岁的鲍勃·马利因癌症在迈阿密去世。
Today in History, May 11th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
以上是5月11日《历史上的今天》，美联社卡米·博汉农为您播报。
