March 29th, 1951. In New York, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy
1951年3月29日,在纽约,朱利叶斯和埃塞尔·罗森堡
to commit espionage for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union.
因向苏联泄露核机密而被判犯有间谍罪。
They die in the electric chair two years later, the first American civilians to be executed for espionage.
两年后,他们死在电椅上,成为第一个因间谍罪被处决的美国平民。
1971. Army Lieutenant William Calley Jr. is convicted of murdering Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
1971年,陆军中尉威廉·卡利因在越战期间美莱村屠杀中谋杀越南平民而被判有罪。
Correspondent Morgan Batty: "The charges, at least 22 unarmed and unresisting South Vietnamese men, women and children were slain at My Lai in 1968."
记者摩根·巴蒂:“1968年,在美莱村,至少22名手无寸铁的南越男子、妇女和儿童被杀。”
Calley ends up serving three and a half years under house arrest at his quarters at Fort Benning, Georgia.
卡利因最终在佐治亚州本宁堡的住处被软禁了三年半。
1973. The last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam ending America's direct military role in the Vietnam War.
1973年,美国最后一批作战部队离开南越,结束了美国在越南战争中的直接军事角色。
Two years later, South Vietnam, including its capital Saigon, falls to North Vietnamese forces.
两年后,包括其首都西贡在内的南越落入北越军队之手。
And 2005. Attorney Johnnie Cochran dies in Los Angeles at age 67.
2005年,约翰尼·柯克伦律师在洛杉矶去世,年67岁。
Cochran was best known for his successful and controversial defense of O.J. Simpson during his murder trial.
柯克伦最出名的是在辛普森谋杀案审判期间,为其进行了成功且具争议的辩论。
Today in History, March 29th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是3月29日《历史上的今天》,美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。