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Today in History: Wednesday, October 24, 2012
历史上的今天：2012年10月24日，星期三
On Oct. 24, 1962, the U.S. blockade of Cuba during the missile crisis began under a proclamation signed by President John F. Kennedy.
1962年10月24日，古巴导弹危机期间总统约翰·肯尼迪签署公告对其实施封锁。
1648 The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War and, effectively, the Holy Roman Empire.
1648年，威斯特伐利亚和约和平结束了三十年战争以及神圣的罗马帝国。
1861 The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln.
1861年，第一条横贯大陆的电报消息从加利福尼亚发送到亚伯拉罕·林肯总统手中。
1931 The George Washington Bridge connecting New York and New Jersey was dedicated.
1931年，连接纽约和新泽西的乔治·华盛顿大桥落成。
1940 The 40-hour work week went into effect in the United States.
1940年，美国实行每周40小时工作制。
1945 The United Nations charter took effect.
1945年，联合国宪章生效。
1952 Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower declared, "I shall go to Korea" as he promised to end the conflict.
1952年，共和党总统候选人艾森豪威尔承诺要结束冲突宣称“我要亲自去朝鲜”。
1992 The Toronto Blue Jays became the first team outside the United States to win a World Series as they defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in Game 6.
1992年，多伦多蓝鸟队在第六场比赛中以4-3击败亚特兰大勇士队，成为第一个赢得世界大赛的非美国本土外球队。
2002 Authorities arrested Army veteran John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo in connection with the Washington-area sniper attacks. (Muhammad was later sentenced to death, Malvo to life in prison.)
2002年，当局逮捕了陆军老兵约翰·艾伦·穆罕默德和十几岁的李博伊德马尔沃，因其涉及华盛顿狙击手袭击事件。(穆罕默德后来被判死刑，马尔沃终生监禁。)
2003 The era of supersonic jet travel came to an end as three British Airways Concordes landed at London's Heathrow Airport.
2003年，随着英国航空公司协和飞机 降落在伦敦希思罗机场，超音速喷气式飞机时代结束。
2005 Civil rights activist Rosa Parks died at age 92.
2005年，民权活动家罗莎·帕克斯去世，享年92岁。
2007 Facebook Inc. sold a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, spurning a competing offer from Google Inc.
2007年，facebook 拒绝谷歌竞价，以2.4亿美元出售1.6%的股份给微软。
