历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-06-26

June 26th, 1963During the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy visits what's then West Berlin, showing solidarity with its citizens against communism. As a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berliner. The visit takes place exactly fifteen

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-07

July 7th, 2005 I just heard the bang. I looked around, the whole top of the bus and the back of it just came off.In London, suicide terrorist bombings strike three underground stations and a double decker bus. The blasts kill 52 victims and 4 bombers

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-06-20

June 20th, 1893 And he got his daughter, Lizzie, on a charge of homicide. Some folks say she didnt do it other say of course she did. But they all agree Miss Lizzie B. was a problem kinda kid. A jury finds Lizzie Borden innocent of murdering her fath

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-10

July 10th, 1940. The battle of Britain begins during WWII as Nazi forces start attacking southern England by air. Just weeks earlier, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned his people to prepare for the assault. If the British Empire and its

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-12

July 12th, 100 B.C. Julius Caesar, the Ancient Roman dictator and military conqueror who was assassinated on the Ides of March, is born. 1984,Walter Mondale picks the first woman to run on a major party ticket for the White House. The Democratic pres

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-16

July 16th 1945The world's first test of the nuclear weapon as the United States explodes an atomic bomb in the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Weeks later, the US drops atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing WWII

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-25

July 25th, 1956Disaster and rescue on the High Seas of the North Atlantic off the coast of New England. The Italian liner Andrew Adoria collides with the Swedish passenger ship Stockholm, killing at least 51 people. Most on board the Andrew Adoria su

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-14

July 14th 1789Start of the French Revolution whose impact is felt across European for generations to come. Citizens in Paris storm the Bastille prison, a symbol of the French monarchy's tyranny and release 7 prisoners inside. 1881Well this is how Bil

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-17

July 17th 1996It was like a big white flash and then all of a sudden it turned into a big orange fireball, broke off into 2 pieces.TWA Flight 800 explodes and crashes off New York's Long Island minutes after taking off from John F. Kennedy Internatio

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-08

July 8th, 1853. In Asia, an American expedition led by Commando Matthew Perry arrives in whats now Tokyo Bay, Japan. Its the first step of a US mission that establishes diplomatic and trade relations with Japan, isolated from the West for more than 2

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-02

July 2nd 1776In Philadelphia, the vote that sets the stage for America's declaration of independence two days later. The Continental Congress passes a resolution saying Britain's 13 colonies are and should be free and independent states. 1964In Washi

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-11

July 11th 1995 A major step between former foes as the United States normalizes diplomatic relations with Communist Vietnam. That happens more than twenty years after the end of the Vietnam War, which killed 58,000 Americans and three million Vietnam

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-13

July 13th, 1985. Herere hours to go in this Live Aid show in Philadelphia, and it looks if no ones leaving early. Live Aid, a global rock concert to raise money for starving people in Africa, takes place in London and Philadelphia. The mammoth events

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-24

July 24th, 1974. What Ive stated from the beginning to be the truth has been the truth. In Washington, the US Supreme Court weighs in on the Watergate Scandal. It says President Richard Nixon must turnover subpoenaed White House tape recordings sough

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-21

July 21st 1861During the American Civil War, Union and Confederate forces fight the first Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia. The war's first major battle ends in a Confederate victory. So there is a Second Battle at Bull Run the following year

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-18

July 18th, 1936. Start of the Spanish Civil War as General Francisco Franco leads the military uprising throughout the country. Franco becomes Spain's dictator 3 years later when his national's forces topple Madrid's Republican government. 1969. Sena

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-03

July 3rd, 1863. In Pennsylvania, the battle of Gettysburg ends during America Civil War. Union forces win a major victory as Confederate forces retreat after 3 days of fighting, the wars bloodiest. 1775. A key moment during the American Revolution: G

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-19

July 19th, 1848. A Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York launches the movement to give American women the right to vote. That campaign succeeds when the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution takes effectmore than 70 years later. 1993. P

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-28

July 28th, 1914Start of World War I as Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia and the rest of Europes major powers soon join the fighting. War breaks out a month after a Serb nationalist assassinates Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in

历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-07-15

July 15th, 1971In a stunning move during the Cold War, President Richard Nixon says he will become the first American leader to visit Communist China. To seek the normalization of relations between the two countries and also to exchange views on ques