Today in History: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
歷史上的今天:2012年12月12日,星期三
On Dec. 12, 2000, a divided U.S. Supreme Court halted the presidential recount in Florida, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner.
意見不一的美國最高法院下令停止在佛羅里達州重新總統計票,實際上使得共和黨人喬治W.布什獲勝。
1745John Jay, statesman and the first chief justice of the Supreme Court, was born in New York City.
1745年,政治家和最高法院首席大法官約翰杰伊在紐約出生。
1787Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1787年,賓夕法尼亞州成為第二個批準美國憲法的州。
1870Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina took his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first black congressman.
1870年,南卡羅萊納州的約瑟夫H.雷尼擔任美國眾議院代表,成為第一位黑人議員。
1897"The Katzenjammer Kids," the pioneering comic strip by Rudolph Dirks, debuted in the New York Journal.
1897年,迪克斯所漫畫所作的開創性漫畫“喧鬧的孩子"首次在紐約雜志發布。
1914The New York Stock Exchange re-opened for the first time since July 30. The market had shut down when World War I broke out.
1914年,自7月30日以來紐約證券交易所首次重開,世界第一次大戰時交易所一直關閉著。
1915Singer Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, N.J.
1915年,歌手弗蘭克·辛納屈在新澤西州霍博肯出生。
1917Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb.
1917年,祖先愛德華·弗拉納根在內布拉斯加州外創立男孩鎮。
1925The first motel, the Motel Inn, opened, in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
1925年,第一家汽車旅館--汽車旅館酒店--在加利福尼亞州圣路易斯奧比斯波開張。
1947The United Mine Workers union withdrew from the American Federation of Labor.
1947年,美國煤礦工人聯盟退出了美國勞工聯合會。
1963Kenya gained its independence from Britain.
1963年,肯尼亞擺脫英國統治獲得獨立。
1975Sara Jane Moore pleaded guilty to trying to kill President Gerald R. Ford.
1975年,莎拉簡·摩爾承認試圖殺死總統杰拉爾德·福特。
1998The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton .
1998年,眾議院司法委員會通過了第四項彈劾條款反對比爾·克林頓總統。
2003Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the "Free Willy" movies, died in a Norwegian fjord.
2003,因電影《威鯨闖天關》出名的虎鯨Keiko在挪威峽灣去世。