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June 18th 1940. In London, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill tells his people to prepare for their struggle against Nazi Germany during WWII.
1940年6月18日，在伦敦，英国首相温斯顿·丘吉尔告诉他的人民要为二战期间反抗纳粹德国做准备。
"The history of British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years. Man will still say, this was their finest hour."
“大英帝国及其联邦的历史延续了一千年。人们仍然会说，这是他们最辉煌的时刻。”
1815. France's Napoleon Bonaparte meets his final defeat on the battlefield.
1815年，法国拿破仑·波拿巴在战场上遭遇了最后的失败。
He and his forces are beaten by British and Prussian troops at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium.
在比利时滑铁卢战役中，他和他的军队被英国和普鲁士军队击败。
The defeat forces Napoleon into exile for the second and last time.
战败迫使拿破仑第二次也是最后一次流亡国外。
1812. The United States declares war on Britain just decades after winning its independence from London.
1812年，从英国获得独立仅几十年后，美国对英国宣战。
What becomes known as the War of 1812 lasts more than two and a half years.
这就是持续时长超过两年半的1812年战争。
1928. Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
1928年，艾米莉亚·埃尔哈特成为第一位飞越大西洋的女性。
The aviator completes a non-solo flight from Newfoundland, Canada to Wales in about 21 hours.
这位飞行员完成了从加拿大纽芬兰到威尔士的非单人飞行，耗时约21小时。
1983. Astronaut Sally Ride becomes America's first woman in space blasting off aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1983年，宇航员莎莉·莱德成为美国第一位乘坐“挑战者”号航天飞机进入太空的女性。
And 1942. Singer-songwriter Paul McCartney, former member of the rock band The Beatles is born in Liverpool, England.
1942年，创作型歌手、前披头士成员，保罗·麦卡特尼，在英格兰利物浦出生。
Today in History, June 18th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
以上是6月18日《历史上的今天》，美联社卡米尔·博汉农为您播报。
