历史上的今天:12月21日-凯发k8官网

today's highlight in history:
on december 21st, 1620, pilgrims aboard the "mayflower五月花号" went ¹ for the first time at present-day plymouth, massachusetts.

on this date:
in 1898, scientists pierre and marie curie discovered the radioactive element放射性元素 radium.

in 1913, the first ² puzzle纵横字谜游戏 was published, in the new york "world."

in 1945, general george s. patton died in heidelberg, germany, of injuries from a car accident.

in 1948, the state of eire (formerly the irish free state) declared its independence.

in 1958, charles de gaulle was elected to a seven-year term as the first president of the fifth republic of france.

in 1968, "apollo eight" was launched on a mission to orbit the moon.

in 1971, the un security council chose kurt waldheim to succeed u thant as secretary-general.

in 1991, eleven of the 12 former ³ republics proclaimed声明，宣告 the birth of the ⁴ of independent states.

in 1995, the city of bethlehem passed from israeli to palestinian control.

in 1988, 270 people were killed when a terrorist bomb exploded aboard a pam am boeing 747 over lockerbie, scotland, sending ⁵残骸 crashing to the ground.

ten years ago: romanian president nicolae ceausescu delivered what turned out to be his final public speech. the hard-line communist ruler was visibly stunned震惊 as his listeners began booing起哄. (ceausescu fled from power and was executed four days later.)

five years ago: a firebomb exploded on a crowded new york city subway train, injuring 48 people. (unemployed computer programmer edward leary was later convicted of attempted murder.)

one year ago: israel's parliament voted overwhelmingly压倒性地 for early elections, signaling the demise死亡，传位 of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's ⁸ hard-line government. a chinese court sentenced two dissidents持不同政见者 (xu wenli, wang youcai) to long prison terms for trying to organize an ⁹ party.