(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 。