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"I have never been a quitter."
“我绝不是个轻易言弃的人”。
August 8th, 1974. In Washington, President Richard Nixon says he will resign, amid damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal.
1974年8月8日，在华盛顿，在破坏水门丑闻新披露期间，理查德·尼克松总统称他将辞职。
"I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vice President Ford will be sworn in as President at that hour in this Office."
“我将辞职，并将于明天中午生效。届时副总统福特将宣誓就任总统。 ”
1963. Britain's "Great Train Robbery", as thieves hold up the Glasgow-to-London mail train in an audacious heist.
1963年，英国“火车大劫案”，盗贼们鲁莽地拦截了从格拉斯哥到伦敦的邮政列车。
They steal two-point-six million pounds in banknotes, a sum that's equivalent to tens of millions of dollars today.
他们偷了260万英镑的钞票，总价值相当于今天的数千万美元。
1942. In Washington, six convicted Nazi saboteurs are executed after landing in the United States during WWII.
1942年，在华盛顿，二战期间，6名被定罪的纳粹破坏分子抵达美国后被处死。
Two more saboteurs convicted in the case receive prison sentences.
还有两名被定罪的破坏分子被判入狱。
1879. Emiliano Zapata, one of the major figures during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th Century, is born.
1879年，20世纪早期，墨西哥革命期间的主要人物之一埃米利亚诺·萨帕塔出生。
And 1937. Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman is born in Los Angeles.
1937年，奥斯卡最佳男演员达斯汀·霍夫曼在洛杉矶出生。
Among his roles: The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie and Rain Man.
他的作品有《毕业生》、《午夜牛郎》、《克莱默夫妇》、《窈窕淑男》以及《雨人》。
Today in History, August 8th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是8月8日《历史上的今天》，美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。
