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July 4th, 1776. In Philadelphia, the birth of the United States of America,
1776年7月4日，在美国的诞生地费城，
the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming Britain's 13 colonies to be free.
大陆会议通过了《独立宣言》，宣布英国的13个殖民地获得自由。
1826. Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson each die on the same day.
1826年，前总统约翰·亚当斯和托马斯·杰斐逊在同一天去世。
It happens fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, which Jefferson wrote and Adams helped shape.
50年前，杰斐逊写下了《独立宣言》，亚当斯参与了宣言的制定。
1976. Israeli commandos conducted a daring raid at Entebbe Airport in the central African nation of Uganda.
1976年，以色列突击队在中非国家乌干达的恩德培机场进行了一次大胆的突袭。
They rescuealmost all the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by pro-Palestinian hijackers.
他们营救了几乎所有在法航客机上被亲巴勒斯坦劫机者劫持的乘客和机组人员。
1802. The United States Military Academy officially opens at West Point in upstate New York.
1802年，美国军事学院在纽约北部的西点军校正式开学。
1939. "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
1939年，“今天，我认为我是世界上最幸运的人。”
Lou Gehrig, baseball's "Iron Horse", says farewell to his fans at New York's Yankee Stadium.
棒球界的“铁马”卢·格里格在纽约扬基体育场向他的球迷们告别。
Gehrig, afflicted with the degenerative disease that eventually bears his name, dies two years later.
格里格患有退化性疾病并在两年后去世，该疾病最终以他的名字命名。
And 1927. "I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was about 14 and 15."
1927年，“我在大概14、5岁的时候就知道我想当一名作家。”
Neil Simon, the playwright and screenwriter whose works include The Odd Couple, is born in New York.
剧作家兼编剧，尼尔·西蒙出生于纽约。他的作品包括《古怪的一对》，
Today in History, July 4th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是7月4日《历史上的今天》，美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。
