Today's Highlight in History:
On August 16th, 1977, Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42.
On this date:
In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington, Vermont.
In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.
In 1829, the original Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston to be exhibited to the Western world.
In 1858, a telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.
In 1861, President Lincoln prohibited the states of the Union from trading with the seceding states of the Confederacy.
In 1948, baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53.
In 1954, Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Incorporated.
In 1956, Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.
In 1960, Britain granted independence to the crown colony of Cyprus.
In 1987, 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while trying to take off from Detroit.
Ten years ago: President Bush met with Jordan's King Hussein in Kennebunkport, Maine, where he urged the monarch to close Iraq's access to the sea through the port of Aqaba. In Iraq, President Saddam Hussein issued a statement in which he repeatedly called Bush a liar and said the outbreak of war could result in thousands of Americans wrapped in sad coffins.
Five years ago: The government more than doubled its estimate of rapes or attempted rapes in the United States each year, to 310-thousand, a finding praised by leaders of women's groups.
One year ago: Four months after two gunmen sent them fleeing in horror, students reclaimed Columbine High School in Colorado for the start of the school year. Vladimir Putin won confirmation as Russia's prime minister, the fifth since early 1998. Republican Lamar Alexander folded his presidential campaign. The quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire began a limited two-week run on ABC.
上一篇: 八月十五日 August 15th
下一篇: 八月十七日 August 17th
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 1 Welcome back to school》word教案6
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 6 How many》word第5课时教案
2016春人教PEP版英语五下Unit 3《My school calendar》word教案
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《Unit 3 weather》word教学设计
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 6 How many》word第1课时教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 3 At the zoo》word各课时教案
2015春人教PEP版小学英语四年级下册全册教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 2 My family》word第4课时教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 3 At the zoo》word第2课时教案
2016春人教PEP版英语五下Unit 1《My day》word教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 2 My family》word第5课时教案
2015春人教PEP版小学英语三年级下册全册教案1
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 6 How many》word第6课时教案
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《unit 5 my clothes》word教案
[2013春]人教版(PEP)英语三年级下册教学计划2
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《Unit 3 weather》word(第5课时)教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 1 Welcome back to school》word教案1
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《unit 6 shopping》word导学案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 1 Welcome back to school》word教案2
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《Unit 3 weather》word(第6课时)教案
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《Unit 4 at the farm》word导学案
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《Unit 1 my School》word教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 1 Welcome back to school》word教案3
2015春人教PEP版小学英语三年级下册全册教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 2 My family》word第3课时教案
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《Unit 4 at the farm》word集体备课教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 1 Welcome back to school》word教案4
2015春人教PEP版英语四下《Unit 2 What time is it》word导学案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 3 At the zoo》word第1课时教案
2015春人教PEP版英语三下《Unit 1 Welcome back to school》word教案5