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April 11th, 1951. During the Korean War, President Harry Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his command in Asia.
1951年4月11日，在朝鲜战争期间，杜鲁门总统解除了道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟将军在亚洲的指挥权。
"General MacArthur is one of our greatest military commanders.
“麦克阿瑟将军是我们最伟大的军事指挥官之一。
But the cause of world peace is much more important than any individual."
但世界和平事业比任何个人都重要得多。”
MacArthur who had challenged Truman's war policy later gives his farewell speech before Congress.
麦克阿瑟后来挑战杜鲁门的战争政策，并在国会发表了告别演说。
"Old soldiers never die; they just fade away."
“老兵永远不死，只会渐渐凋零。”
1814. Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates as France's Emperor. He's banished to the island of Elba, off the coast of Italy.
1814年，拿破仑·波拿巴退位法国皇帝。他被流放到意大利海岸外的厄尔巴岛。
That's where Napoleon remains for the next nine months, until he mounts a brief return to power the following year.
在接下来的9个月里，拿破仑都呆在那里，直到他在第二年重新掌权。
1945. During WWII, American soldiers in Germany liberate Buchenwald, one of the first Nazi concentration camps.
1945年，二战期间，在德国的美国士兵解放了布痕瓦尔德集中营，这是最早的纳粹集中营之一。
1979. Idi Amin is deposed as Uganda's president; as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian forces seize control in the African country.
1979年，乌干达总统伊迪·阿明被罢免；在坦桑尼亚军队的支持下，叛军和流亡者夺取了这个非洲国家的控制权。
And 1970. Apollo 13 blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on NASA's third manned mission to the Moon.
1970年，阿波罗13号在佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角发射升空，这是美国宇航局第三次载人登月任务。
But that mission is later cut short when an explosion cripples the spacecraft. Apollo 13's crew manages to return safely to Earth.
但是当爆炸使飞船严重损坏时，这项任务就被缩短了。阿波罗13号的船员设法安全返回地球。
Today in History, April 11th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.
以上是4月11日《历史上的今天》，美联社蒂姆·马奎尔为您播报。
