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March 25, 1965. 25,000 civil rights marchers arrive at the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
1965年3月25日。25,000名民权示威者抵达位于亚拉巴马州蒙哥马利的州议会大厦。
Martin Luther King Jr. leads the marchers in protesting the denial of voting rights to blacks in the South.
马丁·路德·金率领游行队伍，为美国南部黑人争取选举权。
"However difficult the moment, however frustrating the hour,
无论此刻多么艰难，多么沮丧，
it will not be long because truth crushed to earth will rise again. How long? Not long."
它都不会持续太久，因为真理永存。多久？没有多久。”
Months later, the Voting Rights Act becomes law.
几个月后，《投票权法案》生效。
1911. In New York, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory kills 146 immigrant workers.
1911年。在纽约，Triangle Shirtwaist Factory发生火灾，造成146名外来务工人员死亡。
The tragedy leads safer working conditions across the United States.
这场悲剧推动了整个美国工作环境的改善。
1997. Former President George H. W. Bush then age 72 parachutes from a plane over the Arizona desert.
1997年。时年72岁的前总统乔治·H·W·布什，在亚利桑那州沙漠上空，跳伞降落。
Bush skydives again twice over the next few years.
随后几年里，布什又两次跳伞降落。
1942. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul is born in Memphis, Tennessee.
1942年，“灵魂歌后”艾瑞莎·弗兰克林，在田纳西州孟菲斯出生。
And 1947. In Britain, singer songwriter Elton John is born in Pinner, outside London.
1947年。在英国，创作歌手艾尔顿·约翰在伦敦郊外的Pinner出生。
Today in History, March 25. Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.
以上是3月25日《历史上的今天》，美联社麦克·格雷西亚为您播报。
