August 15th, 1945. What's known as VJ Day. The United States and its Allies mark the effective end of World War II after 6 years of fighting.
1945年8月15日,二战对日作战胜利纪念日(VJ Day)。经过6年战争后,美国及其盟国为二战将这一天标记为二战结束的有效日。
They celebrate the defeat of the axis powers a day after Japan agrees to an unconditional surrender.
日本同意无条件投降后,他们为轴心国的失败而庆祝。
1969. In upstate New York, the counter-culture comes together for Woodstock, the largest rock concert of the 60s.
1969年,在纽约北部地区,反主流文化群体为60年代最盛大的摇滚音乐节,伍德斯托克音乐节相聚。
Among the acts of the festival, which ended in more than 3 days later, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, The Grateful Dead and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
这场音乐会三天多后才结束,参演的有吉米·亨德里克斯、詹尼斯·乔普林、“谁人”乐队、Grateful Dead以及Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young。
1769. Napoleon Bonaparte, the French general and ruler whose wars reshaped the map of Europe, is born on the island of Corsica.
1769年,法国将军兼统治者,拿破仑·波拿巴在科西嘉岛出生,他的战争重塑了欧洲版图。

1947. In Asia, India gains its independence a day after neighboring Pakistan is established, concluding British colonial rule over the entire Indian subcontinent.
1947年,在亚洲,印度在领国巴基斯坦建国后获得独立,结束了英国殖民统治者对整个印度次大陆的统治。
1998. In Northern Ireland, the deadliest terror attack in decades of sectarian violence takes place in the town of Omagh,
1998年,在北爱尔兰,数十年来最严重的宗派暴力事件发生在奥马镇,
that's where a car bomb planted by an IRA splinter group kills 29 people and wounds hundreds of others.
爱尔兰共和军分裂集团在该镇放置一枚汽车炸弹,导致29人死亡,数百人受伤。
1914. In Central America, the Panama Canal opens to shipping traffic, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
1914年,在中美洲,巴拿马运河对船运交通开放,将大西洋和太平洋相连接。
And 1939. The Wizard of Oz, the movie Musical Fantasy starring Judy Garland that remains a pop culture classic, premieres in Hollywood.
1939年,朱迪·加兰主演的音乐奇幻电影《绿野仙踪》(至今仍是流行经典)在好莱坞首映。
Today in History, August 15th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
以上是8月15日《历史上的今天》,美联社卡米尔·博汉农为您播报。