(单词翻译:单击)
November 2nd 1948. President Henry Truman confounds the political pundits in the race for the White House,
1948年11月2日，亨利·杜鲁门总统在白宫竞选中让政治权威人士挫败，
"Senator Barkley and I will win this election and make these Republicans like it, don't you forget that."
“巴克利参议员和我将赢得这次选举并让这些共和党人喜欢这次选举，别忘了这一点。”
as the incumbent Democrat narrowly defeats Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey in an upset.
在任民主党人以微弱优势击败共和党挑战者托马斯·杜威。
1963. A coup in Southeast Asia in what's then known as South Vietnam,
1963年，在东南亚，当时的南越发生政变，
the country's leader NgoDinh Diem and his brother Nhu are killed after they are toppled from power.
该国领导人吴庭艳和他的兄弟吴庭瑈在下台后被杀害。
Diem's generals carry out the coup after the United States decides to no longer support him.
在美国决定不再支持他后，吴庭艳的将军们发动政变。
1947. Howard Hughes pilots his huge wooden flying boat, known as the Spruce Goose, on its only voyage.
1947年，霍华德·休斯驾驶着他那艘巨大的木制水上飞机“云杉鹅号”进行了唯一一次航行。
His flight over Long Beach Harbor, California lasts about a minute and covers a mile.
他驾驶飞机在加州长滩港上空飞行约一分钟，航程一英里。
1959. In Washington, a bombshell rocks the world of Television during its early years.
1959年，在华盛顿，在电视上行业早期阶段，一枚重磅炸弹震惊电视界。
Charles Van Doren admits that he cheated as a contestant on NBC's game show Twenty One.
查尔斯·范·多伦承认他在参加NBC游戏节目《21点》时作弊。
He tells House lawmakers that he had been given the show's questions and answers in advance.
他告诉众议院议员，他已提前拿到了节目的问题和答案。
And 1961. Kathryn Lang, singer and songwriter, is born in Consort Alberta, Canada.
1961年，歌手兼歌曲作家凯西·兰在加拿大亚伯达孔索尔特出生。
Today in History, November 2nd, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.
以上是11月2日《历史上的今天》，美联社迈克·格雷西亚为您播报。
