Today in History: Wednesday, January 02, 2013
历史上的今天:2013年1月2日,周三
On Jan. 2, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1960年1月2日,马萨诸塞州参议员约翰F.肯尼迪宣布竞选民主党总统候选人提名。
1492 The leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I.
1492年,西班牙阿拉伯据点领导人向忠于国王费迪南二世和王后伊莎贝拉一世的西班牙军队投降。
1788 Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1788年,乔治亚州成为了第四个批准美国宪法的州。
1900 Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy to prompt trade with China.
1900年,国务卿约翰·海伊宣布门户开放政策,推动与中国的贸易。
1935 Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, N.J., on charges of kidnapping and murdering the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (He was found guilty and executed.)
1935年,布鲁诺·豪普特曼被指控绑架和谋杀襁褓中的儿子查尔斯和安妮·林德伯格,在新泽西弗莱明顿受审(他被判有罪并处以死刑)。
1965 The New York Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath for a reported $400,000.
1965年,纽约喷气机队报价400000美元签约阿拉巴马大学四分卫乔·纳马斯。
1974 President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph.
1974年,理查德·尼克松总统签署了一项法律,要求各州限制公路速度55英里/小时。
1981 Police in Sheffield, England, arrested Peter Sutcliffe, who confessed to being the "Yorkshire Ripper," the serial killer of 13 women.
1981年,英格兰谢菲尔德警察逮捕了彼得,他承认是杀害13名女性的连环杀手“约克郡开膛手”。
1991 Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to head a city of Washington's size and prominence.
1991年,莎朗·普拉特宣誓就任华盛顿特区市长,成为第一位领导像华盛顿大小和规模城市的非裔美国妇女。
2006 A methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia trapped 13 miners underground for more than 40 hours; only one survived.
2006年,在西弗吉尼亚州萨戈煤矿甲烷气体爆炸,13名矿工被困超过40小时,只有一人生还。
2008 Oil prices soared to $100 a barrel for the first time.
2008年,油价首次飙升至每桶100美元。