Today's Highlight in History:
On August 24th, 1814, British forces invaded Washington DC, setting fire to the Capitol and the White House.
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In A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash. An estimated 20,000 people died.
In 1572, the slaughter of French Protestants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris.
In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly non-stop across the United States, traveling from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in just over 19 hours.
In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty went into effect.
In 1954, the Communist Control Act went into effect, virtually outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.
In 1968, France became the world's fifth thermonuclear power as it exploded a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific.
In 1970, a bomb planted by anti-war extremists exploded at the University of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison, killing 33-year-old researcher Robert Fassnacht.
In 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced in New York to 20 years to life in prison for slaying rock star John Lennon.
In 1989, Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti banned Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose from the game for gambling.
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida.
Ten years ago: Iraqi troops surrounded foreign missions in Kuwait. Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev sent a message to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein warning the Persian Gulf situation was extremely dangerous. Irish hostage Brian Keenan was released by his captors in Lebanon after being held more than four years.
Five years ago: China expelled Chinese-American human rights activist Harry Wu, hours after convicting him of spying. Microsoft Corporation began selling its highly publicized Windows 95 personal computer software.
One year ago: The Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs for millions of Americans, increasing its target for the federal funds rate by a quarter point to 5.25 percent, and hiking the discount rate a quarter point to 4.75 percent.
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:In a Week
少儿英语歌曲精选(上)
少儿英语歌曲歌词: London Bridge
幼儿英语儿歌视频:我的小狗在哪里?
幼儿英语儿歌歌词:Loch Lomond
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:hey moon
幼儿英语儿歌:字母歌
英文儿歌经典下载:body song
经典英文儿歌歌词:What do You Want to Eat
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:You are My sunshine
幼儿英语儿歌视频:蚯蚓会爬
英文儿歌经典下载:Apple Tree
英文儿歌经典下载:A wolf
少儿英语歌曲歌词:How many apples
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:Lulala Song
经典英文儿歌歌词:Polly Put the Kettle On
少儿英语歌曲歌词:Wash and dry
幼儿英语儿歌视频:骑竹马
幼儿英语儿歌:小臭鼬的窝
少儿英语儿歌视频:火鸡亚伯克基
幼儿英语儿歌歌词:Skip to my Lou
经典英文儿歌歌词:hello song
英文儿歌经典下载:five little ducks
幼儿英语儿歌视频:山谷里的农夫
少儿英语歌曲精选(下)
经典英文儿歌歌词:Home on the Range
经典英文儿歌歌词:Apple Tree
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:red roses
经典英文儿歌歌词:A Bicycle Built for two
经典英文儿歌歌词:Three Blind Mice
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