December 27th, 1979. The Soviet Union invades neighboring Afghanistan in Central Asia beginning a decade-long occupation.
1979年12月27日,苏联入侵中亚邻国阿富汗,开启了长达十年的占领。
Soviet forces leave after the occupation becomes a quiet mire and the communist superpower faces collapse.
占领变成一滩安静的泥潭后,苏军撤离,这个共产主义超级大国面临解体。
1831. Naturalist Charles Darwin sets out an around-the-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle.
1831年,博物学家查尔斯·达尔文乘坐英国皇家海军贝格尔号展开环球航行。
Darwin's discoveries during the almost 5-year-long journey help form the basis of his theories on evolution and natural selection.
达尔文在长达5年的旅程中所取得的发现,为他的进化论和自然选择理论奠定了基础。
1932. Radio City Music Hall -- home of those high-kicking dancers known as the "Rockettes" -- opens in New York.
1932年,无线电城音乐厅—高踢腿舞者“火箭女郎”之家—在纽约开幕。
And 1904. James Barrie's play Peter Pan - the "boy who would not grow up"- opens in London,
1904年,詹姆斯·巴里的戏剧《彼得·潘》—“不会长大的男孩”—在伦敦开演,
the play is adapted many times, stage and screen from Broadway to a Disney movie.
该剧曾多次被改编成舞台剧和电影,从百老汇搬上了迪斯尼的银幕。
Today in History, December 27th, Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.
以上是12月27日《历史上的今天》,美联社罗斯·辛普森为您播报。