历史上的今天:1月11日-凯发k8官网

today's highlight in history:
on january eleventh, 1935, ¹飞行员 amelia earhart began a trip from honolulu to oakland, california, that made her the first woman to fly solo单独地 across the pacific ocean.

on this date:
in 1757, the first secretary of the us ², alexander hamilton, was born in the west indies.

in 1805, the michigan territory was created.

in 1815, sir john a. macdonald, the first prime minister of canada, was born in glasgow, scotland.

in 1861, alabama seceded退出，脱离 from the union.

in 1913, the first sedan-type ⁴, a hudson, went on display at the 13th automobile show in new york.

in 1942, japan declared war against the netherlands, the same day that japanese forces invaded the dutch east indies.

in 1943, the united states and britain signed treaties ⁵放弃 extraterritorial治外法权的，不受管辖的 rights in china.

in 1964, u-s surgeon general luther terry issued the first government report saying smoking may be hazardous冒险的，危险的 to one's health.

in 1973, owners of american league baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis.

in 1978, two ⁷ cosmonauts宇航员 aboard the "soyuz 27" capsule linked up with the "salyut礼炮号 six" orbiting space station, where the "soyuz 26" capsule was already docked.

ten years ago: soviet president mikhail s. gorbachev visited lithuania, where he sought to assure supporters of independence that they would have a say in their republic's future.

five years ago: president clinton and japanese prime minister tomiichi murayama held a low-key summit in washington, playing down贬低，降低 differences over trade. fifty-two people were killed when a colombian ⁸ crashed as it was preparing to land near the caribbean resort of cartagena; a nine-year-old girl survived.

one year ago: president clinton and house republicans clashed in impeachment弹劾，控告 trial papers, with the white house claiming the perjury伪证，伪誓 and ¹¹ allegations fell short of high crimes and misdemeanors轻罪 and gop lawmakers ¹²反驳: "if this is not enough, what is?"