Today in History: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
歷史上的今天:2013年3月19日,星期二
On March 19, 2003, an American-led coalition went to war against Iraq; the conflict began with the launch of U.S. cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs aimed at Saddam Hussein near Baghdad.
2003年3月19日,美國領導的聯軍對伊拉克開戰。沖突起源于美國向巴格達附近發射巡航導彈和精確制導炸彈襲擊薩達姆。
1860 William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state and three-time Democratic presidential nominee, was born in Salem, Ill.
1860年,美國國務卿和三屆民主黨總統候選人威廉·詹寧斯·布萊恩在伊利諾伊州薩勒姆出生。
1891 Earl Warren, the 14th chief justice of the United States, was born in Los Angeles.
1891年,美國第14任大法官厄爾·沃倫在洛杉磯出生。
1917 The Supreme Court upheld the eight-hour work day for railroads.
1917年,最高法院支持鐵路部門一天八小時工作制。
1918 Congress approved daylight-saving time.
1918年,國會同意使用夏時制。
1920 The U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles for a second time.
1920年,美國參議院第二次否決《凡爾賽條約》。
1931 Nevada legalized gambling.
1931年,內華達州將賭博合法化。
1945 Adolf Hitler issued his so-called "Nero Decree" ordering the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands.
1945年,阿道夫·希特勒發布他所謂的“尼祿法令”,下令摧毀可能落入盟軍手中的德國設施。
1953 The Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time.
1953年,奧斯卡頒獎典禮首次通過電視轉播。
1962 Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was released by Columbia Records.
1962年,鮑勃·迪倫的首張同名專輯由哥倫比亞唱片公司發布。
1987 Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex-and-money scandal involving a former church secretary, Jessica Hahn.
1987年,電視布道者吉姆·巴克因與前教會秘書杰西卡·哈恩發生性金錢丑聞,自己辭去了他在PTL組織主席一職,。
1988 Two British soldiers were shot to death after they were dragged from a car and beaten by mourners attending an Irish Republican Army funeral in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1988年,在北愛爾蘭貝爾法斯特愛爾蘭共和軍葬禮上,悼念者將兩名英國士兵從車上拖下了,并將其射殺。
2003 Mahmoud Abbas accepted the new position of Palestinian prime minister.
2003年,哈茂德·阿巴斯擔任巴勒斯坦總理。
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