(单词翻译:单击)
August 24th, 79 A.D. Catastrophe strikes as the long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupts east of Naples in what's now Italy.
公元前79年8月24日,大灾难降临,长期沉寂的维苏威火山爆发,其位于那不勒斯东部,即现在的意大利。
Volcanic ash buries the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, kill an estimated 20,000 people.
火山灰将罗马城庞贝和赫库兰尼姆淹没,据估两万人因此丧命。
1992. Hurricane "Andrew" smashes into Florida, causing record damage for that time.
1992年,飓风“安德鲁”袭击佛罗里达州,造成那时历史性的破坏。
55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana and Bahamas are blamed on the storm.
佛罗里达州55人丧命,路易斯安那州和巴哈马群岛也受到了飓风摧残。
1814. British troops invade Washington during the war of 1812.
1814年,1812年战争期间英国军队入侵华盛顿。
They burn the White House and the US Capitol, forcing President James Madison to flee the city.
他们火烧白宫和美国国会大厦,迫使詹姆斯·麦迪逊总统逃离这座城市。

1932. Amelia Earhart begins the journey that makes her the first woman to fly solo non-stop from coast to coast.
1932年,阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特开始了她的行程,此次航行使她成为了独自、不停顿飞越美国的首位女性。
The aviator takes off from Newark, New Jersey and lands in Los Angeles 19 hours later.
这位飞行家从新泽西州纽瓦克市起飞,19个小时后在洛杉矶着陆。
2006. Astronomers remove Pluto from the solar system's list of planets, reclassifying it as a dwarf-planet.
2006年,天文学家将冥王星从太阳系行星名单中除名,并将其重新归类为矮行星。
And 1989. Baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose is banned from the game for life.
1989年,棒球界的人气领袖彼得·罗斯被终生禁赛。
The move follows allegation that he bet on games while manager the Cincinnati Reds.
此前有指控称他在担任辛辛那提红人队教练期间对比赛进行下注。
Years later Rose finally admits his gambling while pressing for his ban to be lifted.
几年后,为了解除对他的禁令,罗斯坦白了自己的赌博行为。
"I'm interested in getting back down to the field and teaching the game of baseball, because I don't think baseball is being played in a right way today."
“我想重回球场并指导棒球比赛,因为我认为今天打棒球的方式不对。”
Today in history, August 24, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是8月24日《历史上的今天》,美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。
