Today in History: Thursday, March 14, 2013
歷史上的今天:2013年3月14日,星期四
On March 14, 1879, physicist Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany.
1879年3月14日,物理學家愛因斯坦在德國的烏爾姆出生。
1743The first recorded town meeting in America was held, at Faneuil Hall in Boston.
1743年,第一個有記載的城市會議在美國波士頓的法納爾大廳舉行。
1794Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin.
1794年,伊萊·惠特尼獲得軋棉機的專利。
1883Political philosopher Karl Marx died at age 64.
1883年,政治哲學家卡爾·馬克思逝世,享年64歲。
1900Congress ratified the Gold Standard Act.
1900年,國會批準了金本位制法。
1939The Republic of Czechoslovakia was dissolved, opening the way for Nazi occupation.
1939年,捷克斯洛伐克共和國瓦解,為納粹占領開辟道路。
1951United Nations forces recaptured Seoul during the Korean War.
1951年,朝鮮戰爭中,聯合國部隊奪回首爾。
1967President John F. Kennedy's body was moved from a temporary grave to a permanent memorial site at Arlington National Cemetery.
1967年,約翰·肯尼迪總統的尸體從一個臨時墳墓搬到阿靈頓國家公墓一個永久的紀念地。
2004Russian President Vladimir Putin captured more than 70 percent of the vote to win a second term in an election that European observers said fell short of democratic standards.
2004年,俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾·普京以超過70%的選票贏得了第二個任期大選,歐洲觀察家稱選舉不夠民主。
2005A judge in San Francisco ruled that California's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional.
2005年,舊金山一位法官裁定,加州禁止同性戀婚姻是違反憲法的。
2005About 1 million people rallied in Beirut, Lebanon, demanding Syrian withdrawal and the arrest of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's killers.
2005年,大約100萬人聚集在黎巴嫩,貝魯特,要求敘利亞撤軍并逮捕前總理拉菲克·哈里里的殺手。