May 2nd, 1945. The end is near for World War II in Europe. The Soviet Union announces the fall of Nazi Germany's capital, Berlin.
1945年5月2日,二战在欧洲即将结束。苏联宣布纳粹德国的首都柏林沦陷。
And the Allies announce the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
盟军宣布在意大利和奥地利部分地区的纳粹军队投降。
1519. Leonardo Da Vinci, the Italian Renaissance artist who painted The Last Supper and Mona Lisa, dies in France, at age 67.
1519年,意大利文艺复兴时期的艺术家莱昂纳多·达·芬奇在法国去世,年67岁。他的作品有《最后的晚餐》和《蒙娜丽莎》。
1863. During the Civil War, Confederate General Thomas Stonewall Jackson
1863年,美国内战期间,南军将领托马斯·杰克逊
is accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia. Jackson dies eight days later.
在弗吉尼亚州昌塞洛斯维尔被自己的士兵误伤。8天后,杰克逊去世。
1994. "Now it's the time for celebration, for South Africans to join together, to celebrate the birth of democracy."
1994年,“现在是时候庆祝了,庆祝南非人民的团结,庆祝民主的诞生。”
Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress claim victory in South Africa's first multiracial election.
纳尔逊·曼德拉和非洲人国民大会在南非首次多种族选举中获胜。
Mandela, who spent nearly 30 years in prison under apartheid rule, becomes the country's president.
曼德拉成为南非总统。此前他曾在种族隔离统治下在监狱中度过了近30年。
1972. J. Edgar Hoover, who ran the FBI from the Prohibition era through the turbulent 1960s, dies in Washington, D.C. at age 77.
1972年,埃德加·胡佛在华盛顿特区去世,年77岁。从禁酒令时期到动荡的60年代,他一直掌管着联邦调查局。
And 1903. Singer and actor Bing Crosby, one of the 20th Century's most popular entertainers, is born in Tacoma, Washington.
1903年,歌手兼演员平·克劳斯贝,20世纪最受欢迎的演艺演员之一,在华盛顿塔科马出生。
Today in History, May 2nd, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是5月2日《历史上的今天》,美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。