历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-03-19（在线收听） |
March 19th,2003For the second time in a dozen years, an American-led coalition launches a war against Iraq. Cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs are aimed at Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein near the capital Baghdad. President George W. Bush tells the American people. “The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder.”
1987Televangelist Jim Bakker quits as head of his PTL ministry. He steps down amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary. Bakker later serves five years in federal prison for using his TV show to defraud his followers.
1931Nevada legalizes casino gambling, a move that puts Las Vegas on the map as America’s gambling capital. And 1962Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut album is released. The singer songwriter is just 20 years old at that time.
Today in History, March 19th, Ross Simpson, the Associated Press. |
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