Today in History: Saturday, September 15, 2012
历史上的今天:2012年9月15日,周六
On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at a Baptist church in Birmingham, Ala., in the deadliest act of the civil rights era.
1963年9月15日,四名黑人女孩在阿拉巴马州伯明翰教堂周日礼拜时,遭炸弹爆炸袭击死亡,这是民权运动时代最致命的行径 。
1776 British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.
1776年,美国革命期间英国军队占领了纽约 。
1821 Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador became independent from Spain.
1821年,哥斯达黎加、危地马拉、洪都拉斯、尼加拉瓜和萨尔瓦多从西班牙独立 。
1857 William Howard Taft, the 27th president who later served as chief justice, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1857年,美国随后担任首席大法官的第27届总统威廉霍华德塔夫在俄亥俄州辛辛那提出生 。
1917 Russia was proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky, the head of a provisional government.
1917年,俄罗斯临时政府领导人亚历山大·克伦斯基宣布共和国成立 。
1935 The Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship and made the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
1935年,纽伦堡法令剥夺了德国犹太人的国籍,把十字记号作为纳粹德国的标志 。
1940 The Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses on the Luftwaffe as the tide turned in the Battle of Britain during World War II.
1940年,第二次世界大战期间,随着英国战争形势逆转,英国皇家空军在与德空军作战中遭遇重大损失 。
1950 During the Korean War, United Nations forces landed at Inchon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul.
1950年,朝鲜战争期间,联合国部队降落在南部仁川并开始向首尔进攻 。
1982 The first edition of the USA Today newspaper was published.
1982年,第一版《今日美国》报纸发表 。
2000 The Summer Olympics opened in Sydney, Australia.
2000年,夏季奥林匹克运动会在澳大利亚悉尼开幕 。
2001 President George W. Bush identified Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and told Americans to prepare for a long, difficult war against terrorism.
2001年,乔治·布什总统确定奥萨马·本·拉登是“9·11”恐怖袭击的主要嫌犯,并告诉美国人准备一个长期而艰巨的反恐战争 。
2004 National Hockey League owners agreed to lock out the players. (The 2004-05 season was eventually canceled.)
2004年,全国曲棍球联盟所有者同意取消球员资格 。(2004 - 05赛季最终被取消 。)
2005 President George W. Bush, addressing the nation from storm-ravaged New Orleans, acknowledged the government failed to respond adequately to Hurricane Katrina and urged Congress to approve a massive reconstruction program.
2005年乔治·布什总统在遭受飓风袭击的新奥尔良发表演讲,承认政府未能充分应对卡特里娜飓风,并敦促国会通过一项大规模的重建计划 。
2008 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection – the largest in U.S. History.
2008年,雷曼兄弟控股公司申请美国历史上最大的破产保护 。