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October 14th, 1947. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than sound.
1947年10月14日，空军上尉查克·叶格成为第一个飞得比声音还快的人。
Yeager breaks the sound barrier as he tests the rocket-powered research plane over California.
叶格在加州上空测试火箭动力研究飞机，突破了音障。
1066. In Britain, invading Norman forces under William the Conqueror defeat the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of Hastings.
1066年，在英国，在黑斯廷斯战役中，征服者威廉的诺曼入侵军队击败了盎格鲁-撒克逊人。
1964. Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent campaign for civil rights.
1964年，马丁·路德·金因非暴力民权运动获得诺贝尔和平奖。
King accepts the award months later during a ceremony in Norway's capital, Oslo.
几个月后，他在挪威首都奥斯陆举办典礼上接受了该奖。
"We are ready to suffer when necessary and even risk our lives in order to become witnesses to truth as we see it."
“我们准备在必要时受苦，甚至冒生命危险，以便成为我们所看到的真理的见证人。”
1912. In Milwaukee, Theodore Roosevelt campaigning for a return to the White House is shot in the chest.
1912年，在密尔沃基，西奥多·罗斯福在争取重返白宫的竞选活动中胸部中弹。
Despite the wound, the former President heads to a hospital only after he gives a scheduled speech.
虽然受伤了，但这位前总统仍在演讲完后才前往医院。
And 1977. Bing Crosby, one of the most popular singers of the 20th century, dies near Madrid, Spain.
1977年，20世纪最受欢迎的歌手之一平·克劳斯贝在西班牙马德里去世。
Today in History, October 14th, Carload Bradley, the Associate Press.
以上是10月14日《历史上的今天》，美联社卡洛得·布拉德利为您播报。
