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Today in History: Monday, January 07, 2013
历史上的今天：2013年1月7日，星期一
On Jan. 7, 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation's first president.
1789年1月7日，美国举办了第一届总统大选。美国人投票支持选举人，一个月后乔治·华盛顿当选美国第一任总统。
1800 Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States, was born in Summerhill, N.Y.
1800年，美国第13届总统米勒德·菲尔莫尔在纽约夏山出生。
1927 Commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.
1927年，商业跨大西洋电话服务在纽约和伦敦之间开通。
1942 The World War II siege of Bataan began.
1942年，二战期间，围攻巴丹半岛拉开序幕。
1953 President Harry S. Truman announced in his State of the Union address that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.
1953年，杜鲁门总统在他的国情咨文中宣布美国已经开发了一颗氢弹。
1955 Singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, becoming the first black person to perform there as a member.
1955年，歌手玛丽安·安德森在纽约大都会歌剧院亮相，成为第一为在那表演的黑人演员。
1959 The United States recognized Fidel Castro's new government in Cuba.
1959年，美国承认古巴菲德尔·卡斯特罗新政府。
1972 Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist were sworn in as the 99th and 100th members of the Supreme Court.
1972年，路易斯F.鲍威尔Jr 和威廉H·伦奎斯特宣誓就任最高法院第99和第100位成员。
1979 Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government.
1979年，越南军队占领柬埔寨首都金边，推翻红色高棉政府。
1989 Japanese Emperor Hirohito died at age 87.
1989年，日本裕仁天皇去世，享年87岁。
1996 A major blizzard paralyzed the eastern United States, claiming more than 100 lives.
1996年，一场大暴雪使美国东部陷于瘫痪，100多人的丧命。
1997 Newt Gingrich became the first Republican re-elected House speaker in 68 years.
1997年，纽特·金里奇成为68年里首位连任众议院议长的共和党人。
1999 President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial began in the Senate.
1999年，比尔·克林顿总统的弹劾审判在参议院开始。
2005 Actor Brad Pitt and actress Jennifer Aniston announced they were separating after four years of marriage.
2005年，男演员布拉德·皮特和女演员詹妮弗·安妮斯顿在经过四年婚姻后宣布离婚。
2006 American journalist Jill Carroll was abducted in Iraq and a translator was killed. (Carroll was released unharmed after 82 days.)
2006年，美国记者卡罗尔在伊拉克被绑架，一名翻译被杀。(卡罗尔在82天后被安全释放。)
2006 Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, facing corruption charges, stepped down as House majority leader.
2006年，面对腐败指控，德州共和党众议员汤姆·迪莱辞去众议院多数党领袖。
