December 31st, 1879. Inventor Thomas Edison gives the first public demonstration of his electric incandescent light bulb at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
1879年12月31日,发明家托马斯·爱迪生在他位于新泽西州门洛帕克的实验室里首次公开展示了他的白炽灯泡。
1961. The United States winds down the Marshall Plan after distributing more than 12 billion dollars in foreign aid to European countries following World War II.
1961年,二战后,美国向欧洲国家提供了120多亿美元的外援,随后逐步终止了马歇尔计划。
1937. Actor Anthony Hopkins, whose intense characters on stage and screen include Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, is born in Wales.
1937年,演员安东尼·霍普金斯在威尔士出生,他在舞台和荧幕上塑造的角色包括《沉默的羔羊》中的汉尼拔·莱克特。
1905. Broadway composer Jule Styne is born in London. Among his works, Funny Girl and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
1905年,百老汇作曲家朱尔·斯汀在伦敦出生。他的作品包括《滑稽女郎》和《绅士爱美人》。
And 1948. Singer and songwriter Donna Summer, dubbed the Queen of Disco back in the 70s, is born in Boston.
1948年,歌手兼歌曲作家唐娜·莎曼在波士顿出生,她被称为70年代的迪斯科女王。
Today in History, December 31st, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.
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