Today in History: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
历史上的今天:2012年9月11日
On Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four passenger jetliners in the United States. They flew two into the World Trade Center in New York City, causing the 110-story twin towers to collapse. Another plowed into the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pa. In all, nearly 3,000 people were killed.
2001年9月11日,基地组织恐怖分子劫持四架美国喷气式客机,其中两架撞上纽约世贸中心,导致110层的双子塔倒塌,另一架撞上五角大楼,第四架坠毁于宾州尚克斯维尔附近的田野 。合计近3000人遇难 。
1789 Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first secretary of the treasury.
1789年,亚历山大·汉密尔顿任命第一任财政部长 。
1814 An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
1814年,在1812年尚普兰湖之战中美国舰队击败英国取得决定性胜利 。
1850 Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale," gave her first concert in the United States, at Castle Garden in New York.
1850年,号称"瑞典夜莺"的珍妮林德在美国纽约城堡花园举行第一场演唱会 。
1885 Author D.H. Lawrence was born in Eastwood, England.
1885年,作家D.H.劳伦斯在英格兰伊斯特伍德出生 。
1941 Charles A. Lindbergh sparked charges of anti-Semitism with a speech in which he blamed "the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration" for trying to draw the United States into World War II.
1941年,查尔斯·林德伯格在一次演讲中因指责"英国,犹太人和罗斯福政府"试图将美国卷入第二次世界大战而引发反犹太人控告 。
1962 The Beatles recorded their first single, "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You," at EMI studios in London.
1962年,披头士在伦敦EMI录音室发行了他们的首支单曲"Love Me Do"和"P.S.I Love You" 。
1971 Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77.
1971年,前苏联领导人尼基塔·赫鲁晓夫去世,享年77岁 。
1973 Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a violent military coup.
1973年,智利前总统萨尔瓦多·阿连德在军事政变暴乱中被杀害 。
1985 Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds recorded his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb's career record.
1985年,辛辛那提红人队的Pete Rose打出了他的第4192击,打破了Ty Cobb的生涯纪录 。
1997 Scots voted to create their own Parliament after 290 years of union with England.
1997年,在与英格兰联盟290年后,苏格兰人投票创造了属于自己的议会 。
1998 Congress released Kenneth Starr's report, which offered graphic details of President Bill Clinton's alleged sexual misconduct and leveled accusations of perjury and obstruction of justice.
1998年,国会发布了肯尼斯·斯塔尔的报告,该报告提供了总统比尔·克林顿所谓的不端性行为和伪证指控以及妨害司法公正的图像细节 。
2002 Football Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas died at age 69.
2002年,足球名人堂Johnny Unitas去世,享年69岁 。
2007 China signed an agreement to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the United States.
2007年,中国签署了一项协议,禁止对出口到美国的玩具使用铅涂料 。
2009 Michael Jordan was enshrined in the basketball Hall of Fame.
2009年,迈克尔·乔丹被供奉在篮球名人堂 。