July 10th, 1940. The battle of Britain begins during WWII as Nazi forces start attacking southern England by air.
1940年7月10日,二战期间,纳粹空袭英格兰南部,不列颠之战爆发。
Just weeks earlier, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned his people to prepare for the assault.
仅在几周前,英国首相温斯顿·丘吉尔警告国民为袭击做好准备。
"If the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say: This was their finest hour."
“如果大英帝国和她的联邦可以留存千年的话,人们仍会说:“这是他们最辉煌的时刻。”
1962. Telstar, the world's first active communication satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1962年,世界首个有源通信卫星在佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角发射。
1850. Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes president, taking the oath of office after president Zachary Taylor dies from a sudden cholera attack.
1850年,总统扎卡里·泰勒因突发霍乱去世后,副总统米勒德·菲尔莫尔宣誓就任总统。
2006. Shamil Basayev, the Chechen rebel leader is killed in an explosion in southern Russia.
2006年,车臣叛军首领沙米尔·巴萨耶夫在俄罗斯南部的一场爆炸中丧命。
He was responsible for some of Russia's worst terrorist attacks, including the Beslan School Siege which ended in a massacre.
俄罗斯一些最严重的恐怖袭击都与他有关,包括以大屠杀结尾的斯兰校园围攻事件。
1947. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is born in Brooklyn, New York. The son of folk music legend Woody Guthrie is best known for his song Alice's Restaurant.
1947年,民谣歌手阿罗·格思里在纽约布鲁克林出生。他是民谣音乐传奇人物伍迪·格思里的儿子,他的《Alice's Restaurant》最为人知。
And 1989. Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and many other Looney Tunes cartoon characters dies in Los Angeles. He was 81.
1989年,为兔八哥以及《兔巴哥》中众多其他卡通角色配音的演员梅尔·布兰科在洛杉矶去世,年81岁。
Today in History, July 10th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是7月10日《历史上的今天》,美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。