(单词翻译:单击)
"I have given him absolute authority." October 20th, 1973.
“我授予了他绝对的权力 。”1973年10月20日,在华盛顿,
In Washington, a chapter during the Watergate scandal known as the Saturday Night Massacre:
水门丑闻中被称为‘星期六夜晚大屠杀’的事件:
President Richard Nixon orders the firing of Archibald Cox, the Watergate special prosecutor.
理查德·尼克松总统下令解雇水门事件特别检察官阿奇博尔德·考克斯 。
But Attorney General Elliot Richardson refuses it.
但司法部长埃利奥特·理查森拒绝了 。
Both he and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resign.
他和副司法部长威廉·拉克尔肖斯辞职 。
Acting Attorney General Robert Bork ultimately fires Cox, a move that fuels calls for Nixon's impeachment.
代理司法部长罗伯特·伯克最终解雇了考克斯,此举加剧了尼克松下台的呼声 。
1944. During World War Ⅱ, General Douglas MacArthur keeps his promise of "I shall return to the Philippines."
1944年,二战期间,道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟将军遵守他的诺言:“我将回到菲律宾 。”
MacArthur steps ashore as American forces liberate the islands conquered by the Japanese 2.5 years earlier.
麦克阿瑟将军登上海岸,美军解放了两年半前被日本占领的岛屿 。
1947. The Cold War heats up on Capitol Hill.
1947年,国会山上的冷战正在升温
The House Un-American Activities Committee
众议院非美活动调查委员会
opens hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration within the America's motion picture industry.
举行听证会,调查所谓的美国电影工业内部的共产主义影响和渗透 。
2004. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ivan "Chip" Frederick pleads guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison.
2004年,美军方人员伊万·弗雷德里克中士承认虐待阿布格莱布监狱中的伊拉克囚犯 。
He is the highest ranking of the dozen soldiers convicted in the scandal following the American later invasion of Iraq.
他是在美国入侵伊拉克后被定罪的12名士兵中级别最高的 。
Frederick's paroled after serving about 3 years of an 8 years' sentence.
弗雷德里克被判监禁8年,服刑3年后被假释 。
1968. Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping tycoon on the island of Skorpios.
1968年,前第一夫人杰奎琳·肯尼迪和亚里士多德·奥纳西斯结婚,他是斯科尔皮奥斯岛上的希腊船王 。
And 1977. Tragedy strikes the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd,
1977年,悲剧袭击摇滚乐队Lynyrd Skynyrd,
3 the band's members are killed when a chartered plane crashes near McComb, Mississippi.
当时一架包机在密西西比州麦库姆附近坠毁,乐队三名成员遇难 。
Today in History, October 20th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.
以上是10月20日《历史上的今天》,美联社蒂姆·马奎尔为您播报 。