Today in History, Wednesday, August 29, 2012
历史上的今天,2012年8月29日,星期三
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Louisana coast, overwhelming the levees protecting New Orleans and causing massive flooding. More than 1,800 people died.
2005年8月29日,卡特里娜飓风沿着路易斯安娜海岸登陆,淹没了新奥尔良防护堤坝并引发巨大洪灾,1,800多人遇难 。
1533 The last Incan king, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders from Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.
1533年,印加最后一位国王阿塔瓦尔帕因西班牙征服者弗朗西斯科·皮萨罗下达命令而被谋杀 。
1632 English philosopher John Locke was born in Somerset.
1632年,英国哲学家约翰·洛克在萨默塞特出生 。
1877 Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church, died in Salt Lake City at age 76.
1877年,摩门教徒第二任总统杨百翰死于盐湖城,享年76岁 。
1944 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
1944年,美国军队行进至巴黎香榭丽大街,法国首都持续庆祝从纳粹手中解放 。
1957 Sen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., ended the longest filibuster in Senate history after talking for 24 hours, 18 minutes against a civil rights bill.
1957年,参议员斯特罗姆?瑟蒙德经24小时,18分钟反对民权法案交谈后,结束了参议院史上最长的阻挠议事 。
1958 Pop singer Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Ind.
1958年,流行歌手迈克尔·杰克逊出生于印第安纳州加里 。
1965 Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic after eight days in space.
1965年,双子座5号航天器搭载宇航员戈登·库珀和查尔斯·皮特康拉德飞行8天后降落在太平洋 。
1966 The Beatles performed their last concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
1966年,披头士乐队在旧金山烛台公园进行他们最后的音乐会 。
1996 President Bill Clinton's chief political strategist, Dick Morris, resigned amid a scandal over his relationship with a prostitute.
1996年,比尔·克林顿总统的首席政治策略师迪克?莫里斯因与一名妓女发生关系的丑闻而辞职 。
2000 Pope John Paul II endorsed organ donation and adult stem cell study but condemned human cloning and embryo experiments.
2000年,教皇约翰·保罗二世支持器官捐献和成人干细胞研究,但谴责人类克隆和胚胎实验 。
2008 Republican John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice-presidential running mate.
2008年,共和党总统候选人约翰·麦凯恩选择阿拉斯加州长莎拉佩林为他的副总统竞选伙伴 。
2009 Funeral services were held in Boston for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was eulogized by President Barack Obama; hours later, Kennedy's remains were buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.
2009年,在波士顿举行参议员爱德华·肯尼迪的葬礼,爱德华此前备受奥巴马称赞 。数小时后,肯尼迪的遗体被埋在华盛顿外的阿灵顿国家公墓 。
2011 In a sign Moammar Gadhafi had lost grip on his country, his wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria.
2011年,穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲已失去对国家的控制,他的妻子和三个孩子逃离利比亚到邻国阿尔及利亚 。