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May 13th, 1981. At the Vatican, Pope John Paul II is shot and seriously wounded by a Turkish gunman in St. Peter's Square.
1981年5月13日，若望·保禄二世在梵蒂冈圣彼得堡广场遭遇一名土耳其枪手的射杀，受伤严重。
The pontiff recovers and a few years later he visits his would-be assassin Mehmet Ali Agca behind bars.
教皇身体得以恢复，几年后，他去监狱了看望了这名刺客莫梅特·阿里·阿加。
1607. A ship carrying English settlers arrives at the site of what becomes the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
1607年，一载有英国移民者的船只抵达弗吉尼亚州，抵达地即詹姆斯敦定居点。
1940. "I, have never promised anything but blood, tears, toil and sweat."
1940年，“除了鲜血、眼泪、辛劳与汗水，我从未承诺过任何其他的东西。”
In London, Winston Churchill gives his first speech as Britain's Prime Minister during some of his country's darkest days of WWII.
在伦敦，温斯顿·丘吉尔发表成为英国首相后的第一次演讲，当时是二战期间英国最为黑暗的时刻。
1846. The United States declares war on Mexico days after the 2 neighbors clash in their first major battle in Texas.
1846年，美国与墨西哥两邻国在德克萨斯州的首次主要战争中爆发冲突，几天后，美国对墨西哥宣战。
The war ends with the American victory, forcing Mexico to give up territory from California to the Rio Grande.
该战争以美国的胜利而告终，迫使墨西哥放弃从加利福尼亚至格兰德河之间的领土。
And 1950. Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter and one of the Motown's most successful artists is born in Saginaw, Michigan.
1950年，歌手、词曲作家、摩城唱片最成功的艺术家之一史提夫·汪达在密歇根萨吉诺出生。
Today in History, May 13th. Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.
以上是5月13日《历史上的今天》，美联社罗斯·辛普森为您播报。
