November 11th, 1918. In Europe, World War I comes to an end after 4 years of fighting as the allies in Germany sign an armistice.
1918年11月11日,在欧洲,协约国在德国签署停战协议,一战终在四年后结束。
But peace does not last as the Second World War engulfs the Continent as well as Asia some two decades later.
但和平并不持久,约20年后,第二次世界大战席卷了亚洲和欧洲大陆。
1620. Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts signed a compact calling for a "body politick".
1620年,停泊在马萨诸塞州的五月花号上的清教徒签署了一项契约,呼吁建立“政治统一体”
That document becomes a foundation for the pilgrims' government after they land in Plymouth.
这份文件成为了清教徒在登陆普利茅斯后建立政府的基础。
2004. Yasser Arafat, the long time Palestinian leader, dies at a Paris military hospital at age 75.
2004年,巴勒斯坦领导人亚西尔·阿拉法特在一家巴黎军医院去世,年75岁。
1922. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., who wrote Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle, is born in Indianapolis.
1922年,《第五号屠宰场》和《猫的摇篮》的作者库尔特·冯内古特在印第安纳波利斯出生。
And 1974. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, star of movies including Titanic and Gangs of New York, is born in Los Angeles.
1974年,《泰坦尼克号》和《纽约黑帮》等电影的主演莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥在洛杉矶出生。
Today in History, November 11th, Tim Maguire, the Associate Press.
以上是11月11日《历史上的今天》,美联社蒂姆·马奎尔为您播报。