Today in History: Monday, February 18, 2013
历史上的今天:2013年2月18日,星期一
On Feb. 18, 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Ala.
1861年2月18日,杰佛逊·戴维斯阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利市宣誓就任美利坚联盟国总统。
1546 Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation, died in Eiselben, Germany.
1546年,新教改革领袖马丁·路德在德国Eiselben去世。
1564 The artist Michelangelo died in Rome.
1564年,艺术家米开朗基罗在罗马去世。
1885 "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain was published.
1885年,马克吐温发表《费恩历险记》。
1930 Photographic evidence of Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz.
1930年,克莱德·w·汤博在亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫市洛厄尔天文台发现了冥王星的摄影证据。
1953 "Bwana Devil," the movie that heralded the 3-D fad of the 1950s, opened in New York City.
1953年,预示20世纪50年代3D潮流的电影《老爷魔鬼》在纽约市开映。
1960 The eighth Winter Olympic Games opened in Squaw Valley, Calif.
1960年,第八届冬季奥林匹克运动会在加州阔谷开幕。
1970 Five of the Chicago Seven defendants were found guilty of intent to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic national convention. (The convictions were later overturned.)
1970 年,芝加哥七名被告被判在1968年民主党全国代表大会上有意煽动暴乱罪。(该判决后来被推翻)。
1972 The California Supreme Court struck down the state's death penalty.
1972年,加州最高法院推翻了该州的死刑。
1988 Anthony M. Kennedy was sworn in as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1988年,安东尼·肯尼迪宣誓就任美国最高法院大法官。
2001 Auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr., 49, died from injuries suffered in a crash at the Daytona 500.
2001年,49岁的赛车明星戴尔·厄恩哈特驾驶戴托纳500出现车祸导致重伤去世。
2001 Veteran FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested, accused of spying for Russia for more than 15 years. (Hanssen pleaded guilty and is serving life in prison without parole.)
2001年,资深联邦调查局特工罗伯特·汉森被捕,被指控为俄罗斯担当间谍超过15年之久。(汉森认罪,被判终身监禁并且没有假释。)
2006 American Shani Davis won the men's 1,000-meter speedskating in Turin, becoming the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history.
2006年,美国运动员沙尼戴维斯在都灵赢得男子1000米速度滑冰冠军,成为历史上在冬季奥林匹克中第一个获得该项个人金牌的黑人运动员。
2006 A Hamas-dominated Palestinian parliament was sworn in.
2006年,哈马斯主导的巴勒斯坦议会宣誓就任。