Today in History: Sunday, March 24, 2013
历史上的今天:2013年3月24日,星期日
On March 24, 1989, the nation's worst oil spill occurred as the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and began leaking 11 million gallons of crude.
1989年3月24日,埃克森·瓦尔迪兹号油轮搁浅在了阿拉斯加威廉王子湾的暗礁上,致使1100万加仑的原油泄漏,造成了美国最严重的油泄漏事件。
1765 Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.
1765年,英国颁布《驻军法》,要求美国殖民者为英国士兵提供临时住房。
1882 German scientist Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had discovered the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis.
1882年,德国科学家罗伯特·科赫在柏林宣布他已经发现了引发结核病的杆菌。
1883 Long-distance telephone service was inaugurated between Chicago and New York City.
1883年,芝加哥和纽约间进行了首次长途通话。
1913 The home of vaudeville, the Palace Theatre, opened in New York City.
1913年,歌舞杂耍表演之地皇宫剧院在纽约开放。
1955 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams opened on Broadway.
1955年,田纳西·威廉姆斯的《热铁皮屋顶上的猫》在百老汇上演。
1958 Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tenn.
1958年,埃维斯·普里斯利(猫王)被征召入伍,进入田纳西州孟菲斯军队。
1973 The album "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd was released.
1973年,平克·弗洛伊德的专辑《月球的阴暗面》发布。
1977 Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, was named archbishop of Munich and Freising in Germany.
1977年,未来的教皇本笃十六世约瑟夫·拉辛格在德国被提名为慕尼黑和弗赖辛大主教。
1998 A 13-year-old boy and his 11-year-old cousin opened fire outside their school in Jonesboro, Ark., killing four students and a teacher and injuring 10.
1998年,一名13岁的男孩和他11岁的表弟在他们琼斯博罗的校外开火,造成4名学生和1名教师死亡,10人受伤。
1999 NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia - the first time the alliance had attacked a sovereign country.
1999年,北约对南斯拉夫发动空袭——这是北约联盟第一次袭击一个主权国家。
2001 Apple Computer Inc.'s operating system Mac OS X went on sale.
2001年,苹果电脑公司发售Mac OS X操作系统。
2002 Halle Berry became the first African-American performer to win a best actress Oscar, for "Monster's Ball."
2002年,哈莉·贝瑞凭借电影《死囚之舞》成为第一位赢得奥斯卡最佳女主角的非裔演员。
2012 Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital.
2012年,前副总统迪克·切尼接在维吉尼亚州医院受了心脏移植手术。
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