Today in History: Sunday, September 23, 2012
歷史上的今天:2012年9月23日,星期天
On Sept. 23, 1952, Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his vice-presidential nomination by appearing live on television to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising. (The address became known as the "Checkers" speech because of Nixon's on-air reference to the family pet, a dog named "Checkers.")
1952年9月23日,參議員理查德·尼克松在電視上現(xiàn)場反駁他涉嫌不正當(dāng)競選籌款的控告,挽回了其副總統(tǒng)提名 。(此次演講被稱為"Checkers",因為尼克松實況轉(zhuǎn)播時提及到家里一只叫"Checkers"的狗)
63 B.C. Caesar Augustus was born in Rome.
公元前63年,凱撒奧古斯在羅馬出生 。
1779 American commander John Paul Jones is said to have declared, "I have not yet begun to fight!" during a Revolutionary War naval battle.
1779年,據(jù)說美國指揮官約翰·保羅·瓊斯在革命海域戰(zhàn)中說過,“我還沒有開始戰(zhàn)斗!”
1806 The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest.
1806年,劉易斯和克拉克探險隊從太平洋西北地區(qū)回到圣路易 。
1846 The planet Neptune was discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle.
1846年,德國天文學(xué)家約翰·戈特弗里德·加勒發(fā)現(xiàn)海王星 。
1926 Jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, N.C.
1926年,爵士薩克斯管吹奏者和作曲家約翰·柯川出生在北卡羅來納州哈姆雷特出生 。
1930 Musician Ray Charles was born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Ga.
1930名,音樂家雷·查爾斯在在佐治亞州奧爾巴尼出生 。
1939 Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died at age 83.
1939年,精神分析的創(chuàng)始人西格蒙德·弗洛伊德逝世,享年83歲 。
1957 Nine black students who had entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside.
1957年,9個已經(jīng)進(jìn)入阿肯色州小石城中心高中的黑人學(xué)生因外面一白人暴徒而被迫退學(xué) 。
1987 Choreographer-director Bob Fosse died at age 60.
1987年,舞蹈導(dǎo)演Bob Fosse去世,享年60歲 。
1990 Iraq threatened to destroy Middle East oil fields and attack Israel if other nations tried to force it from Kuwait.
1990年,伊拉克威脅稱如果其他國家試圖從科威特對其施壓,他將摧毀中東油田并攻擊以色列 。
1999 The Mars Climate Observer apparently burned up as it was about to go into orbit around the Red Planet.
1999年,火星氣候觀察者正要圍繞著這顆紅色行星進(jìn)入其軌道時明顯的燃燒起來 。
2011 The soap opera "All My Children" broadcast its final episode on ABC, ending a 41-year run.
2011年,肥皂劇《我所有的孩子》在ABC播放了最后一集,結(jié)束長達(dá)41年的播放 。