Today in History: Saturday, April 06, 2013
歷史上的今天:2013年4月6日,星期六
On April 6, 1917, Congress approved a declaration of war against Germany as the United States entered World War I.
1917年4月6日,美國加入第一次世界大戰,國會批準對德國宣戰。
1830 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, N.Y.
1830年,約瑟夫史密斯在紐約建立耶穌基督后期圣徒教會。
1896 The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
1896年,第一屆現代奧運會在希臘雅典開幕。
1909 Explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson purportedly became the first men to reach the North Pole. (The exact location they reached has since been called into question.)
1909年,據稱探險家E. Peary和Matthew A. Henson成為第一個到達北極的人。(他們到達的確切位置引發質疑。)
1971 Composer Igor Stravinsky died at age 88.
1971年,作曲家伊戈爾·斯特拉文斯基去世,享年88歲。
1983 Interior Secretary James Watt banned the Beach Boys from the 4th of July celebration on the Washington Mall, saying rock 'n' roll bands attract the "wrong element."
1983年,內政部長詹姆斯·瓦特禁止海灘男孩在華盛頓廣場舉行7月4日的慶祝活動,稱搖滾樂隊吸引了“錯誤的元素。”
1992 Science fiction author Isaac Asimov died at age 72.
1992年,科幻作家艾薩克·阿西莫夫去世,享年72歲。
1998 The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 9,000 points for the first time.
1998年,道瓊斯工業平均指數首次收于9000點以上。
1998 Pakistan successfully tested a medium-range missile capable of striking neighboring India.
1998年,巴基斯坦成功試射可以打擊鄰國印度的中程導彈。
2001 Algerian national Ahmed Ressam, accused of bringing explosives into the United States days before the millennium celebrations, was convicted on terror charges.
2001年,阿爾及利亞的萊薩姆被被指控在千年慶典前將炸藥帶往美國,被判恐怖罪。
2004 Jordan's military court convicted eight Muslim militants and sentenced them to death for the 2002 killing of U.S. aid official Laurence Foley in a terror conspiracy linked to al-Qaida.
2004年,約旦軍事法庭宣判八名穆斯林激進分子有罪并判處他們死刑,因其在2002年一次與基地組織有聯系的恐怖陰謀中殺害美國援助官員勞倫斯·弗利。
200 5Prince Rainier III of Monaco died at age 81.
2005年,摩納哥蘭尼埃三世親王去世,享年81歲。
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