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"I have given him absolute authority." October 20th, 1973.
“我授予了他绝对的权力。”1973年10月20日，在华盛顿，
In Washington, a chapter during the Watergate scandal known as the Saturday Night Massacre:
水门丑闻中被称为‘星期六夜晚大屠杀’的事件：
President Richard Nixon orders the firing of Archibald Cox, the Watergate special prosecutor.
理查德·尼克松总统下令解雇水门事件特别检察官阿奇博尔德·考克斯。
But Attorney General Elliot Richardson refuses it.
但司法部长埃利奥特·理查森拒绝了。
Both he and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resign.
他和副司法部长威廉·拉克尔肖斯辞职。
Acting Attorney General Robert Bork ultimately fires Cox, a move that fuels calls for Nixon's impeachment.
代理司法部长罗伯特·伯克最终解雇了考克斯，此举加剧了尼克松下台的呼声。
1944. During World War Ⅱ, General Douglas MacArthur keeps his promise of "I shall return to the Philippines."
1944年，二战期间，道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟将军遵守他的诺言：“我将回到菲律宾。”
MacArthur steps ashore as American forces liberate the islands conquered by the Japanese 2.5 years earlier.
麦克阿瑟将军登上海岸，美军解放了两年半前被日本占领的岛屿。
1947. The Cold War heats up on Capitol Hill.
1947年，国会山上的冷战正在升温
The House Un-American Activities Committee
众议院非美活动调查委员会
opens hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration within the America's motion picture industry.
举行听证会，调查所谓的美国电影工业内部的共产主义影响和渗透。
2004. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ivan "Chip" Frederick pleads guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison.
2004年，美军方人员伊万·弗雷德里克中士承认虐待阿布格莱布监狱中的伊拉克囚犯。
He is the highest ranking of the dozen soldiers convicted in the scandal following the American later invasion of Iraq.
他是在美国入侵伊拉克后被定罪的12名士兵中级别最高的。
Frederick's paroled after serving about 3 years of an 8 years' sentence.
弗雷德里克被判监禁8年，服刑3年后被假释。
1968. Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping tycoon on the island of Skorpios.
1968年，前第一夫人杰奎琳·肯尼迪和亚里士多德·奥纳西斯结婚，他是斯科尔皮奥斯岛上的希腊船王。
And 1977. Tragedy strikes the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd,
1977年，悲剧袭击摇滚乐队Lynyrd Skynyrd，
3 the band's members are killed when a chartered plane crashes near McComb, Mississippi.
当时一架包机在密西西比州麦库姆附近坠毁，乐队三名成员遇难。
Today in History, October 20th, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.
以上是10月20日《历史上的今天》，美联社蒂姆·马奎尔为您播报。
