2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 27th, 1794, President Washington and Congress authorized creation of the US Navy. On this da

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 28th, 1930, the names of the Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora were changed to Istanbu

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 25th, 1911, in a tragedy that galvanized America's labor movement, 146 immigrant workers were ki

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 26th, 1982, groundbreaking ceremonies took place in Washington DC for the Vietnam Veterans Memor

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 23rd, 1775, Patrick Henry made his famous call for America's independence from Britain, telling

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

The Divers have raised the wreck of Donald Campbell's boat, Bluebird, from the bottom of Coniston Water in Cumbria.

The boat had lain there since the accident in 1967 which killed Campbell, 46, a

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 21st, 1965, more than 3,000 civil rights demonstrators led by the Reverend Martin Luther King Ju

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 22nd, 1765, Britain enacted the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies. (The Ac

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 19th, 1979, the US House of Representatives began televising its day-to-day business. On

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

The The football World Cup has been stolen while on exhibition at Central Hall in Westminster, London. The ?0,000 solid gold Jules Rimet trophy disappeared while a church service was taking place in

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 17th, A.D. 461, according to tradition, St. Patrick -- the patron saint of Ireland -

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 18th, 1959, President Eisenhower signed the Hawaii statehood bill. On this date:
In 1766,

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 15th, 1919, the American Legion was founded, in Paris. On this date:
In 44 B.C.,

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 16th, 1850, "The Scarlet Letter," Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about adultery, revenge

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 14th, 1743, the first recorded town meeting in America was held, at Faneuil Hall in Boston.

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March eleventh, 1942, as Japanese forces continued to advance in the Pacific during World War Two, General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines for Australia, vowi

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March 12th, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Guides, which later became the Girl Scouts of A

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March ninth, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads "Monitor" and "Virginia" (f

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March seventh, 1850, in a three-hour speech to the US Senate, Daniel Webster endorsed the Compromise o

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March eighth, 1854, US Commodore Matthew C. Perry made his second landing in Japan. Within a m

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March fifth, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March sixth, 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell to Mexican forces after a 13-day siege. O

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March third, 1931, "The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem of the U

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March fourth, 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congre

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On March first, 1932, the infant son of Anne and Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped from the family home nea