Today in History: Monday, September 17, 2012
历史上的今天:2012年9月17日,周一
On Sept. 17, 1862, Union forces hurled back a Confederate invasion of Maryland in the Civil War battle of Antietam. With nearly 23,000 killed, wounded and missing or captured, it remains the bloodiest day in U.S. military history.
1986年9月17日,在安提塔姆内战中联邦军队猛烈击退了入侵马里兰联盟入侵,这场造成了近23,000人死亡、受伤、失踪或被捕的战役是美国军事史上最血腥的一天 。
1787 The U.S. Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
1787年,在费城参加宪法议会的代表完成并签署了美国宪法 。
1907 Warren Burger, the 15th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was born in St. Paul, Minn.
1907年,美国最高法院第15任首席大法官沃伦·伯格在圣保罗明尼苏达州出生 。
1920 The American Professional Football Association - a precursor of the National Football League - was formed in Canton, Ohio.
1920年,美国国家橄榄球联盟的前身美国职业足球协会在俄亥俄州坎顿市成立 。
1939 The Soviet Union invaded Poland during World War II.
1939年,二战期间苏联入侵波兰 。
1947 James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first U.S. secretary of defense.
1947年,詹姆斯福里斯特尔宣誓就任第一美国国防部长 。
1972 The comedy series "M.A.S.H." premiered on CBS.
1972年,喜剧系列"M.A.S.H"在哥伦比亚广播公司首演 。
1976 NASA unveiled the space shuttle Enterprise.
1976年,美国国家航空航天局公布了航天飞机计划 。
1980 Former Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza was assassinated in Paraguay.
1980年,前尼加拉瓜总统Anastasio Somoza在巴拉圭被暗杀 。
1986 The Senate confirmed the nomination of William H. Rehnquist as the 16th chief justice of the United States.
1986年,参议院确认提名威廉·伦奎斯特为美国第十六任首席大法官 。
1996 Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew died at age 77.
1996年,前副总统斯皮罗·阿格纽去世,享年77岁 。
2001 Wall Street trading resumed for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks - its longest shutdown since the Depression; the Dow lost 684.81 points, its worst one-day point drop to date.
2001年,自“9·11”恐怖袭击以来华尔街首次恢复交易——这是自经济大萧条以来最长的停顿,道琼斯指数下跌了684.81点,这是迄今为止最大单日下跌点数 。
2001 Pro sporting events resumed after a six-day hiatus following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
2001年,9·11恐怖袭击之六天后职业体育赛事重新恢复 。
2003 New York Stock Exchange chairman Dick Grasso resigned amid a furor over his $139.5 million pay package.
2003年,纽约股票交易所董事长迪克?格拉索因他的1.395亿美元薪酬闹得沸沸扬扬而辞职 。
2004 Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the recent school siege in Beslan and other terrorist attacks in Russia that claimed more than 430 lives.
2004年,车臣军阀巴萨耶夫组织声称对近期在别斯兰学校围攻事件和俄罗斯其它造成430多人死亡的恐怖袭击事件负责 。
2011 A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York.
2011年,纽约开始占领华尔街示威游行 。