Today in History: Saturday, December 29, 2012
历史上的今天:2012年12月29日,星期六
On Dec. 29, 1989, playwright Vaclav Havel was elected president of Czechoslovakia by the country's Federal Assembly, becoming the first non-Communist to hold the post in more than four decades.
1989年12月29日,由捷克斯洛伐克联邦议会选举剧作家瓦茨拉夫·哈维尔为总统,成为四十多年以来首位当选总统的民主人士。
1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in England.
1170年,托马斯·贝克特在英国坎特伯雷大教堂被谋杀。
1808 Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, N.C.
1808年,美国第17届总统安德鲁·约翰逊在北卡罗来纳州罗利出生。
1845 Texas was admitted to the union as the 28th state.
1845年,德克萨斯州成为联邦第28个州。
1851 The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston.
1851年,第一个美国基督教青年会组织在波士顿创办。
1890 U.S. troops killed as many as 400 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, S.D.
1890年,在Wounded Knee, S.D.,美军杀害的苏族印第安人多达400人。
1916 Gregory Rasputin, the monk who had wielded powerful influence over the Russian court, was murdered by a group of noblemen.
1916年,对俄罗斯法院施加过巨大影响的僧人Gregory Rasputin被一群贵族谋杀。
1940 Germany began dropping incendiary bombs on London during World War II.
1940年,二战期间德国开始向伦敦投掷燃烧弹。
1996 War-weary guerrilla and government leaders in Guatemala signed an accord ending 36 years of civil conflict.
1996年,厌战的游击队和政府领导人在危地马拉签署协议,结束了36年的内战。
1998 Khmer Rouge leaders apologized for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed 1 million lives.
1998年,红色高棉领导人对1970年柬埔寨种族灭绝造成100万人死亡事件表示道歉。
1999 The Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 for the first time, ending the day at 4,041.46.
1999年,纳斯达克综合指数首次收于4000点以上,当日收盘达4041 .51点。
2007 The New England Patriots became the first NFL team in 35 years to finish the regular season undefeated when they beat the New York Giants 38-35 to go 16-0.
2007年,新英格兰爱国者队以38-35击败纽约巨人队获得16-0胜利,成为35年来首个在国家足球联盟常规赛中保持不败的队伍。