November 5th, 1940. "My conscience will not let me turn my back upon a call to service."
1940年11月5日,“我的良心不会让我背弃为国家服务的号召。”
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the only American president to win an unprecedented third term in office.
富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福成为唯一一位连任三届的美国总统。
Roosevelt serves as president for a total of more than 12 years, longer than any other when he dies months into his fourth term.
罗斯福担任总统超过12年,比任何总统都长。他病逝于第四届任期中。
1968. Richard Nixon narrowly wins the White House, 8 years after his close loss to John F. Kennedy.
1968年,理查德·尼克松以微弱优势入主白宫,8年前,他输给了约翰·肯尼迪。
With the nation divided over the Vietnam War, President-elect Nixon promises the Americans:
此时的美国因越战而分裂,当选总统尼克松向美国人承诺:
"This will be an open administration. Open to new ideas; open to men and women of both parties;
“这将是一个开放的政府,乐于接受新想法,欢迎两党的男女;
open to the critics as long as those who support us. We wanna bridge the generation gap;
只要是支持我们的人,他们的批评我们都接受。我们想要弥合代沟;
we wanna bridge the gap between the races; we wanna bring the America together."
我们想消除种族差距;我们想把美国团结起来。”
1994. Former President Ronald Regan reveals that he has Alzheimer's disease. He dies nearly 10 years later.
1994年,前总统罗纳德·里根透露自己患上了阿尔茨海默病。他在近10年后去世。
Also in 1994. George Foreman becomes boxing's oldest heavyweight champion at age 45.
同样是在1994年,45岁的乔治·福尔曼成为拳击史上年龄最大的重量级冠军。
"I just wanna go out there. Show the world that 45 and 55 is not a death sentence. We can do anything we wanna do."
“我就是想在那里向世界证明45岁和55岁不是死刑。我们可以做任何我们想做的事。”
Foreman knocks out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their fight in Las Vegas.
在拉斯维加斯,福尔曼在第十回合比赛中淘汰了迈克尔·摩尔。
And 1989. Pianist Vladamir Horowitz dies in New York. He was 86 years old.
1989年,钢琴家弗拉基米尔·霍洛维茨在纽约去世,年86岁。
Today in History, November 5th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是11月5日《历史上的今天》,美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。