(单词翻译:单击)
July 17th 1996. "It was like a big white flash and then all of a sudden it turned into a big orange fireball, broke off into 2 pieces."
1996年7月17日,“它就像是一个巨大的白色闪光,突然变成了一个橙色大火球,折成了两半 。”
TWA Flight 800 explodes and crashes off New York's Long Island minutes after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport.
从纽约约翰·F·肯尼迪国际机场起飞几分钟后,环球航空800号班机爆炸并坠落纽约长岛 。
All 230 on board the Paris-bound flight are killed in the blast. Blame later on a fuel tank explosion likely sparked by a short circuit in the plane's wiring.
该架飞往巴黎的飞机上的所有230名成员均在此爆炸中丧命 。该事故起因是飞机电线短路引起火花导致燃料箱爆炸 。
1918. Russia's last Czar, Nicolas II and his family are executed by their Bolshevik captors.
1918年,俄国最后一位沙皇尼古拉二世和他的家人被布尔什维克逮捕者处死 。
That happens the year after the Russian Revolution topples the monarchy from power.
此前一年,俄国革命推翻了君主统治 。
1955. "To all who come to this happy place: welcome. Disneyland is your land."
1955年,“至那些来此欢乐之地的人们:欢迎大家的到来,迪士尼是大家的乐园 。”
Entertainment giant Walt Disney opens his latest creation, the Disneyland Theme Park, in Anaheim, California.
娱乐产业巨头沃特·迪斯尼的最新游乐园,迪士尼主题乐园在加尼福尼亚阿纳海姆开幕 。
1979. Nicaragua's dictator Anastasio Somoza resigns and flees into exile in Miami.
1979年,尼加拉瓜独裁者安纳斯塔西奥·索摩查辞职并逃亡流放至迈阿密 。
That paves the way for the leftist Sandinista to take power in that Central American country.
这为左翼分子桑地诺掌管这个中美洲国家铺平道路 。
1975. The Cold War super powers link up in space for the first time,
1975年,冷战时期的两个超级大国首次在太空对接,
"Apollo, Houston, I got 2 messages for you. Moscow is go for docking. Houston is go for docking. It's up to you, guys. Have fun."
“阿波罗号,这里是休斯敦 。有两条消息要告诉你 。莫斯哥准备进行对接,休斯敦准备进行对接 。看你的啦 。祝开心 。”
as an American Apollo capsule docks with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft.
美国阿波罗号太空舱和苏联Soyuz太空飞船对接 。
1961. Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb, considered one of the game's best all-around players, dies in Atlanta, Georgia. Cobb was 74.
1961年,棒球名人堂成员,被认为是棒球界中最棒的全能型运动员的泰·柯布在乔治亚州亚特兰大去世,享年74岁 。
And 1967. John Coltrane, the jazz composer and musician, dies in Huntington, New York. He was 40.
1967年,爵士乐作曲家和音乐家约翰·克特兰在纽约亨廷顿去世,年40岁 。
Today in History, July 17th. Ross Simpson, the Associated Press.
以上是7月17日《历史上的今天》,美联社罗斯·辛普森为您播报 。