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August 13th 1961. The Cold War division of Berlin deepens, leading to an iconic symbol of the conflict.
1961年8月13日，冷战期间柏林分裂深化，造成该场冲突的标志性象征。
East Germany seals the border between the city's west and east to halt the flight of refugees.
东德封锁了城市东西之间的边界，阻止了大批难民的涌入。
Days later, construction begins on the Berlin Wall, meant to serve as a permanent barrier.
几天后，开始建造柏林墙，作为一个永久屏障。
The wall falls nearly 3 decades later as Communism crumbles across Eastern Europe.
近30年后，共产主义粉碎东欧，该墙倒塌。
1926. Cuba's Fidel Castro is born on this day although some sources say he was born a year later.
1926年，古巴的菲德尔·卡斯特罗在这一天出生，虽然有消息称他是在一年后出生。
Castro established the first Communist state in the Western Hemisphere, challenging the United States during the Cold War and beyond.
卡斯特罗在西半球建立了第一个共产主义国家，在冷战及后期挑战了美国权威。
1521. Spain makes a major conquest in North America.
1521年，西班牙在北美取得大胜。
Hernando Cortez captures present-day Mexico City from Aztec Indians. Spanish rule in Mexico lasts for the next 3 centuries.
埃尔南·科尔特斯从阿兹特克印第安人手上抢夺了现在的墨西哥。西班牙统治墨西哥近三个世纪。
1899. Alfred Hitchcock, director of silver screen thrillers is born in London.
1899年，惊悚电影导演阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克在伦敦出生。
Among his films: Psycho, North by Northwest, Vertigo, Rear Window and The Birds.
他的电影有：《惊魂记》、《西北偏北》、《迷魂记》、《后窗》以及《群鸟》。
And 1995. In Dallas, baseball hall of famer Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees dies of liver cancer. He was 63 years old.
1995年，在达拉斯，棒球名人堂成员，纽约洋基队的米奇·曼托因肝癌去世，年63岁。
Today in History, August 13th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是8月13日《历史上的今天》，美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。
