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December 11th, 1936. Britain's King Edward the VIII becomes the first and only monarch to voluntarily give up his country's throne.
1936年12月11日，英国国王爱德华八世成为第一位也是唯一一位自愿放弃王位的君主。
Edward abdicates in order to marry an American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson and he takes the title of the Duke of Windsor.
爱德华为了娶美国离异女士沃利斯·瓦尔菲尔德·辛普森而退位，他获得了温莎公爵的头衔。
"I have found it impossible to carry out the heavy burden of responsibility
“我发现没有我所爱之人的帮助和支持，
and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love."
我无法承担重任，也无法履行作为国王的职责。”
Edward's brother becomes King George VI.
爱德华的弟弟成为乔治六世国王。
George's daughter becomes Queen Elizabeth II more than 15 years later and remains on the throne to this day.
15多年后，乔治的女儿成为伊丽莎白女王二世，并一直在位至今。
1941. World War II widens even further as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy declare war on the United States.
1941年，随着纳粹德国和法西斯意大利对美国宣战，第二次世界大战的范围进一步扩大。
America in turn declares war on Japan's Axis partners just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
而美国则在珍珠港事件发生几天后向日本的轴心盟友宣战。
1946. Birth of UNICEF, the UN agency devoted to helping the world's children, especially in developing countries.
1946年，联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）诞生，该机构致力于帮助世界儿童，尤其是发展中国家的儿童。
And 1980. Magnum, P.I., starring Tom Selleck as a private eye in Hawaii premieres on TV on CBS.
1980年，由汤姆·塞立克主演的电视剧《夏威夷神探》在CBS首播，汤姆·塞立克在剧中饰演一位夏威夷私家侦探。
Today in History, December 11th, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.
以上是12月11日《历史上的今天》，美联社埃德·多纳休为您播报。
