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May 18th, 1980. "It's erupting like it never has before, I'm not sure, 'cause from where I'm standing
1980年5月18日，“火山喷发来势凶猛，我也不能够确定，因为从我站的地方来看，
I can't see the top of the mountain. But I see the whole eruption coming from it. It's big."
是看不清山顶的。但是我能看到山顶的爆发。非常巨大。“
In Washington State, Mount St. Helens explodes, blasting away the top 13 hundred feet from its volcanic peak.
在华盛顿州，圣海伦火山爆发，火山爆发的喷发柱冲入1300尺。
The eruption leaves 57 people died or missing, flattening forests and spewing volcanic ash for hundreds of miles.
此次火山喷发导致57人生死不明，森林被夷为平地，喷发出的火山灰绵延数百英里。
1896. The U.S. Supreme Court endorses what it calls "separate but equal racial segregation" with its decision in Plessy versus Ferguson.
1896年，在普莱西诉弗格森案中，美国最高法院为所谓的“隔离但平等”的种族隔离法背书。
That ruling remains a law of the land, until the Court overturns it nearly 16 years later in Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka.
该裁定在该地一直延续，直到近16年后在布朗诉托皮卡教育局案才被推翻。
1920. "May Christ give you his grace and his peace."
1920年，“愿主赐予你健康和安宁”。
Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pontiff in more than 450 years is born Karol Wojtyta, in Wadowice, Poland.
四百五十多年来首位非意大利籍教皇，圣若望·保禄二世在波兰瓦多维采出生，其本名为卡罗尔·沃伊蒂瓦。
1897. Movie director Frank Capra whose films include It's a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, is born near Palermo, Italy.
1897年，电影导演弗兰克·卡普拉在意大利巴勒莫附近出生，他的作品有：《生活多美好》以及《史密斯先生到华盛顿》。
And 2003. In New York, Les Miserables, Broadway's third longest-running show closes after more than 16 years and 6,680 performances.
2003年，在纽约，百老汇第三部上演时间最长的剧作《悲惨世界》在历时超过16年，演绎6680场后落幕。
Today in History, May 18th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
以上是5月18日《历史上的今天》，美联社卡米尔·博汉农为您播报。
