八月二十四日 August 24th
<p> <span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Highlight">Highlight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="History">History</span>:</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="August">August</span> 24<span word="th">th</span>, 1814, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="DC">DC</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="date">date</span>:</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. 79, <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="dormant">dormant</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Vesuvius">Vesuvius</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span>, <span word="burying">burying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pompeii">Pompeii</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Herculaneum">Herculaneum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="volcanic">volcanic</span> <span word="ash">ash</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 20,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1572, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Protestants">Protestants</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Catholics">Catholics</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1932, <span word="Amelia">Amelia</span> <span word="Earhart">Earhart</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Newark">Newark</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 19 <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1949, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1954, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="outlawing">outlawing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1968, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="thermonuclear">thermonuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hydrogen">hydrogen</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1970, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="extremists">extremists</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="Math">Math</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Madison">Madison</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> 33-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Fassnacht">Fassnacht</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1981, <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Chapman">Chapman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="slaying">slaying</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Lennon">Lennon</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1989, <span word="Baseball">Baseball</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Bartlett">Bartlett</span> <span word="Giamatti">Giamatti</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</span> <span word="Reds">Reds</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span>.</p>
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