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August 14th, 1945. "This is a victory of more than arms alone; this is a victory of liberty over tyranny."
1945年8月14日，“这次胜利不仅是军队的胜利，更是自由抗争暴政的胜利。”
In Washington, President Harry Truman announces Japan's unconditional surrender, ending WWII.
在华盛顿，哈里·杜鲁门总统宣布日本无条件投降，二战结束。
Weeks later, a surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay formally concludes 6 years of fighting in Europe and the Pacific.
几周后，在东京湾密苏里号战列舰上举行的受降仪式上正式总结了欧洲和太平洋战场6年的战争。
2003. 50 million people lose power as a huge blackout hits the northeastern United States and parts of Canada.
2003年，美国东北部和加拿大部分地区遭遇大停电，5千万人家中断电。
An Ohio-based utility later receives much of the blame for the outages, which highlight the condition of North America's power grid.
之后一个位于俄亥俄州的公共设施因运营中断而备受指责，美国北部的电网情况最为显著。
1935. "Today a hope of many years' standing is in large part fulfilled."
1935年，“今天，坚守多年的希望在很大程度上得以实现。”
In Washington, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act.
在华盛顿，富兰克林·罗斯福总统签署《社会安全法案》。
The law provides retirement income to elderly Americans and other government benefits to this day.
该法律为年长的美国人提供退休金并提供了其他政府福利。
1969. British troops arrive in Northern Ireland.
1969年，英国军队抵达北爱尔兰。
They're sent there to intervene amid a surge in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
他们被派来干涉新教徒和罗马天主教之间宗教暴力事件的激化。
But that violence continues to flare in the troubled province until a peace process emerges decades later.
但是在这个动乱的省份中暴力加剧，直到几十年后和平进程出现为止。
1980. During the Cold War, workers begin a strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland.
1980年，冷战期间，波兰格丹斯克列宁船厂的工人们举行了一次罢工。
The job action leads to the Solidarity labor movement, the first independent union behind the Iron Curtain.
此次罢工导致团结工会劳动运动，这是铁幕背后的首个独立联盟。
Solidarity helps topple Communism in Poland by the end of the decade.
在这十年结束前，团结工会帮助推翻了波兰的共产主义。
And 1945. Steve Martin, actor, comedian, writer and producer is born in Waco, Texas.
1945年，演员、喜剧人、作家兼制片人史蒂夫·马丁在德克萨斯州韦科出生。
Today in History, August 14th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
以上是8月14日《历史上的今天》，美联社卡米尔·博汉农为您播报。
