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August 18th, 1227. Genghis Khan, one of the world's greatest conquerors, dies.
1227年8月18日，世界最伟大的征服者之一成吉思汗去世。
At the time the Mongo Empire founded by Khan stretched to cross Asia.
那时可汗建立的蒙古帝国横贯亚洲。
1920. Tennessee ratifies the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women's right to vote.
1920年，田纳西州批准美国宪法第十九条修正案，确保了女性的投票权。
That step gives the Amendment the approval of enough states in order to take effect.
此举让该条修正案得到了足够多州的支持，该修正案得以生效。
1963. James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
1963年，詹姆斯·梅雷迪斯成为从密西西比大学毕业的首个非裔美国人。
Meredith's registration as the university's first black student followed a legal battle and deadly riots on campus.
梅雷迪斯注册成为该大学首位黑人学生后，校园内发生了致命的暴动。
1958. Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita is first published in the United States.
1958年，弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫的小说《洛丽塔》在美国首次出版。
The tale about a middle aged man's sexual obsession with his teenage stepdaughter still sparks controversy to this day.
该故事讲述了中年男人对他十几岁继女的性迷恋，至今仍引发争议。
1934. Roberto Clemente, one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the United States, is born in Porto Rico.
1934年，美国首批拉美棒球明星之一罗伯托·克莱蒙特在波多黎各出生。
And 1937. Actor and director Robert Redford is born in Saint Monica, California.
1937年，演员兼导演罗伯特·雷德福在加利福尼亚圣莫尼卡出生。
Among his onscreen roles Butch Cassidy in The Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the President's Men and Out of Africa.
他的银幕作品有《虎豹小霸王》、《骗中骗》、《总统班底》和《走出非洲》。
Redford is also the founder of the Sundance Film Festival aimed showcasing works by independent film makers.
雷德福也是圣丹斯电影节的创始人，该电影节旨在展示独立电影制作人的作品。
Today in History, August 18th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
以上是8月18日《历史上的今天》，美联社卡米尔·博汉农为您播报。
