2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On July ninth, 1850, the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, died after s

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

The The armed forces of Britain, the United States and Canada have landed on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. It is the first major landing of British troops on European soil since the fall of Cr

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On July seventh, 1865, four people were hanged in Washington DC for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On July fifth, 1947, Larry Doby signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On July sixth, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On July third, 1930, Congress created the US Veterans Administration. On this date:
In 1608, the c

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On July fourth, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. On this date:

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On July first, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North Americ

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On July second, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution saying that "these United Colonie

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 29th, 1970, the United States ended a two-month military offensive into Cambodia. On this date:

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

The Three Russian cosmonauts have been found dead in their space capsule after it made what looked like a perfect landing in Kazakhstan. Lieutenant-Colonel Georgi Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkoy and

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 27th, 1950, President Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy into the Korean confli

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 28th, 1950, North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea. On this date:
In 1778, "

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
Fifty years ago, on June 25th, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. On this date:
In 1788, the state of Virginia ratifie

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 26th, 1900, a commission that included Dr. Walter Reed began the fight against the deadly dis

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 23rd, 1931, aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from New York on the first round-the-wo

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 24th, 1908, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

The The Japanese island of Okinawa has finally fallen to the Americans after a long and bloody battle.

The island, situated 340 miles (550km) south of the Japanese mainland, will now provide t

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 22nd, 1940, during World War Two, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

"We wanted to show these serious allegations to be false."Paul Preston, Chairman of McDonald's UK said.

He also backed claims that the company had treated animals cruelly, and that

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 20th, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 17th, 1775, the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill took place near Boston. On this date:

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 18th, 1940, during World War Two, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen t

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 15th, 1215, King John put his seal to Magna Carta ("the Great Charter") at Runnymede, E

2008-06-22 所属栏目:历史上的今天

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 16th, 1858, in a speech in Springfield, Illinois, Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slave