Today in History: Monday, April 08, 2013
历史上的今天:2013年4月8日,星期一
On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record.
1974年4月8日,亚特兰大勇士队的汉克伦以他职业生涯的第715个本垒打打破贝比鲁斯的记录。
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.
1513年,探险家胡安·庞塞德利昂宣称佛罗里达为西班牙所有。
1913 The 17th amendment to the Constitution, providing for the popular election of U.S. senators, was ratified.
1913年,为美国参议院提供普选的《宪法第十七修正案》被批准。
1935 The Works Progress Administration was approved by Congress.
1935年,国会批准了公共事业振兴署。
1952 President Harry S. Truman seized the steel industry to avert a nationwide strike.
1952年,杜鲁门总统控制了钢铁行业避免全国性罢工。
1970 The Senate rejected President Richard Nixon's nomination of G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court.
1970年,参议院否决尼克松总统提名哈罗德·卡斯威尔到最高法院。
1973 Artist Pablo Picasso died at age 91.
1973年,艺术家毕加索去世,享年91岁。
1977 The Clash's self-titled debut album was released in Britain.
1977年,冲击合唱团的首张同名专辑在英国发布。
1990 Ryan White, an AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance gained national attention, died at age 18.
1990年,为争取社会接纳的18岁艾滋病患者瑞恩·怀特去世,引发全国关注。
1992 Tennis player Arthur Ashe announced that he had AIDS.
1992年,网球选手阿瑟·阿什宣布他患有艾滋病。
1994 Rock singer-musician Kurt Cobain of Nirvana was found dead in Seattle at age 27 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
1994年,27岁的摇滚歌手音乐家科特·柯本涅槃在西雅图被发现死于开枪自杀。
2002 Suzan-Lori Parks became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama for her play "Topdog/Underdog."
2002年,苏珊·罗莉凭借《Topdog/Underdog》成为首位获得普利策戏剧奖的非裔妇女。
2005 World leaders joined pilgrims and prelates in St. Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
2005年,世界领导人在圣彼得广场与朝圣者和教士参加教皇约翰·保罗二世的葬礼。
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