Today in History: Sunday, March 17, 2013
历史上的今天:2013年3月17日,周日
On March 17, according to tradition, St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died in Saul. Some sources list the year as 461, others say 493.
3月17日,根据传统记载,爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克在扫罗去世。一些来源称是在461年,另一些称是493在年。
1776 British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
1776年,独立战争期间,英国军队撤离波士顿。
1905 Franklin D. Roosevelt married his distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York City.
1905年,富兰克林·罗斯福在纽约市迎娶了他的远房表妹埃莉诺·罗斯福。
1910 The Camp Fire Girls organization was founded in Thetford, Vt.
1910年,营火女孩组织在佛蒙特州塞特福德成立。
1941 The National Gallery of Art opened in Washington, D.C.
1941年,国家美术馆在华盛顿特区开放。
1942 Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia to become supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.
1942年,二战期间,麦克阿瑟抵达澳大利亚成为西南太平洋战区盟军部队最高指挥官。
1969 Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel.
1969年,果尔达·梅厄就任以色列总理。
1993 Actress Helen Hayes died at age 92.
1993年,女演员海伦海斯去世,享年92岁。
2003 Edging to the brink of war, President George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave his country. Iraq rejected the ultimatum.
2003年,濒临战争边缘,美国总统乔治W·布什要求萨达姆·侯赛因在48小时内离开他的国家。伊拉克拒绝了最后的通牒。
2008 Rock musician Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills was settled for $48.6 million.
2008年,摇滚音乐家保罗·麦卡特尼和希瑟·米尔斯的离婚事件以4860万美元解决。
2009 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its final print edition.
2009年,《西雅图邮讯报》发布了最后的印刷版。
2011 The U.N. Security Council voted to authorize military action to protect civilians and impose a no-fly zone over Libya.
2011年,联合国安理会投票授权军事行动保护平民,并在利比亚建立禁飞区。
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