历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-03-15（在线收听） |
March 15th, 44BCThe ides of March, in Ancient Rome, that’s when dictator Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that includes Brutus and Cassius. 1965In Washington, President Lyndon Johnson urges the congress to pass an effective voting rights bill. He endorsed the end of the civil rights movement when he tells lawmakers:
“And we shall overcome.”
Months later, Johnson signs the voting rights act into law, enabling the blacks in the south to exercise their right to vote.
2005In New York, former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers is convicted of engineering the last corporate fraud in US history, he is later sentenced to 25 years behind bars.
1964“I should get over there and answer that door.”
“All right though, whatever love wants.”
Actress Elizabeth Taylor marries actor Richard Burton in Montreal, Canada. The tumultuous pair stayed together for more than a decade. 1956“I could have danced all night.”
In New York, the musical “My Fair Lady” starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews opens on Broadway. Today in History, March 15th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press. |
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