【历史上的今天】11月22日

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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%" border="0"><tbody><tr><th><font color="#05006c"><h1>历史上的今天:11月22日</h1></font></th></tr><tr><td><hr size="1" bgcolor="#d9d9d9"/></td></tr><tr><td><img height="119" hspace="4" src="/Uploadfile/2006-10/2006103114416734.gif" width="140" align="right" vspace="3" alt=""/><font face="Arial" size="2"><em><strong>Today's Highlight in History: <br/></strong></em>On November 22nd, 1963, </font><font face="Arial" color="#000080" size="2"><strong>President Kennedy </strong></font><font face="Arial" size="2">was shot to death while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Texas Governor John B. Connally, in the same limousine as Kennedy, was seriously wounded. Lee Harvey Oswald, suspected of assassinating the president, was arrested. </font><p><font face="Arial" size="2"><em><strong>On this date: <br/></strong></em>In 1718, English pirate Edward Teach -- better known as "Blackbeard" -- was killed during a battle off the Virginia coast. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1890, French president Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille, France. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1906, the "SOS" distress signal was adopted at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1928, "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel made its debut in Paris. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1943, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating Japan. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1943, lyricist Lorenz Hart died in New York at age 48. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1965, the musical "Man of La Mancha" opened in New York. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1975, Juan Carlos was proclaimed King of Spain. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1977, regular passenger service between New York and Europe on the supersonic Concorde began on a trial basis. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">In 1980, death claimed actress Mae West at her Hollywood residence at age 87 and former House Speaker John W. McCormack in Dedham, Massachusetts, at age 88. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">Ten years ago: President Bush, his wife, Barbara, and top congressional leaders shared Thanksgiving dinner with US troops in Saudi Arabia. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, having failed to win re-election of the Conservative Party leadership on the first ballot, announced her resignation. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">Five years ago: Acting swiftly to boost the Balkan peace accord, the UN Security Council suspended economic sanctions against Serbia and eased the arms embargo against the states of the former Yugoslavia. The Commerce Department reported the US trade deficit had narrowed to its lowest level in nine months. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">One year ago: During a visit to the former communist country of Bulgaria, President Clinton promised tens of thousands of cheering Bulgarians in Sofia that "you too shall overcome" in their difficult struggle for democracy and prosperity. </font></p><hr noshade="true" size="1"/><p align="center"><font face="Arial"><span class="thought">每日格言</span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><strong>"</strong></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose." </strong></font></p><p align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1"><em>-- Anne Sophie Swetchine, Russian-French author (1782-1857). </em></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table>