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历史上的今天(6月17日)

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June 17th, 1972. One of America's greatest political scandals begins to unfold in Washington D.C.

1972年6月17日,美国最大的政治丑闻之一在华盛顿上演。
5 burglars are arrested inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex.
5名窃贼在水门综合大厦的民主党全国委员会总部内被捕。
Larry O'Brien at the time the chairman of the DNC later says this was no ordinary burglary.
时任民主党全国委员会主席的拉里·奥布赖恩之后表示这不是一次普通的入室盗窃。
"It became clear a lot that we were indeed involved in something that could gonna be described as political espionage."
“我们明显陷入了某些被称为政治间谍活动的事件中。”
The Watergate Scandal forces Richard Nixon to become the first president to resign, more than 2 years later.
两年后,水门丑闻迫使理查德·尼克松成为首位辞职的总统。
1775. During the American Revolution, colonial forces and British troops fight the battle of Bunker Hill near Boston.
1775年,美国独立战争时期,殖民地武装力量和英军在波士顿附近打响邦克山战役。
The battle which actually happens on Breed's Hill is the costly victory for the British who suffer heavy losses.
该次战争实际发生于布里德山,英军获胜但人员伤亡损失惨重。

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1994. O.J. Simpson is arrested after heading police on a low speed chase in Southern California.

1994年,在南加州与警方上演公路慢速追捕后,O·J·辛普森被捕。
The ex-football player is charged with murder in the slaying of his ex-wife Nicole and Ronald Goldman.
这位前橄榄球运动员被控残杀前妻妮可尔以及罗纳德·戈德曼。
Simpson is acquitted at his criminal trial, but he's ordered to pay millions to the victims' families in his civil trial.
在刑事审讯中,辛普森被无罪释放,但是他被勒令向受害者家庭赔偿百万美元偿款。
And 1986. Singer Kate Smith, best known for her rendition of God Bless America dies in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was 79.
1986年,因演绎《天佑美国》而出名的歌手凯特·史密斯在北卡罗来纳州罗利去世,年79岁。
Today in History, June 17th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
以上是6月17日《历史上的今天》,美联社卡米尔·博汉农为您播报。

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