October 31st, 1517. In Germany, the start of the Protestant Reformation, as the priest Martin Luther takes a stand.
1517年10月31日,在德国,作为牧师的马丁·路德采取了自己的立场,宗教改革开始。
He posts the "95 Theses" on the door of Wittenberg Palace Church, questioning Catholic Church practices.
他将“九十五条论纲”贴在威滕伯格宫教堂的门上,质疑天主教会的所作所为。
1968. President Lyndon B. Johnson orders a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam.
1968年,林登·约翰逊总统下令停止美国对越南北部的轰炸。
Johnson says he hopes the move spurs fruitful peace negotiations to end the Vietnam War.
约翰逊表示他希望此举能够推动进行富有成效的和平谈判以结束越南战争。
"I have reached this decision on the bases to the development in the Paris talks.
“我根据巴黎会谈的进展作出了这一决定。
And I've reached in the belief that this action can lead to progress toward a peaceful settlement of the Vietnamese War."

But the war rages for more than another four years before a cease-fire agreement is finally reached.
但是,在最终达成停火协议之前,战争又持续了四年多。
1984. In India, two Sikh security guards of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assassinate her.
1984年,在印度,总理英迪拉·甘地的两名锡克教保安刺杀了她。
It happens months after Gandhi orders a deadly attack on the Sikhs' holiest shrine to crack down on Sikh militants.
几个月前,甘地下令对锡克教圣地发动致命袭击,以镇压锡克教内的激进分子。
And 1926. In Detroit, magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix.
1926年,在底特律,魔术师哈里·胡迪尼死于阑尾破裂引起的坏疽和腹膜炎。
Houdini became ill after a student had struck him in the stomach in his dressing room days earlier.
几天前,一名学生在胡迪尼的更衣室里打到了他的肚子,胡迪尼因此病倒。
Today in History, October 31th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是10月31日《历史上的今天》,美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。