八月二十一日 August 21st
<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> 21<span word="st">st</span>, 1940, <span word="exiled">exiled</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Trotsky">Trotsky</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assassin">assassin</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> 1680, <span word="Pueblo">Pueblo</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Fe">Fe</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1831, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="Nat">Nat</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="insurrection">insurrection</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. (<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="executed">executed</span>.)</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1858, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Senatorial">Senatorial</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="began">began</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1878, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Bar">Bar</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saratoga">Saratoga</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1944, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Dumbarton">Dumbarton</span> <span word="Oaks">Oaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="pave">pave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1945, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Truman">Truman</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lend">Lend</span>-<span word="Lease">Lease</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="some">some</span> $50 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1959, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Eisenhower">Eisenhower</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="proclaiming">proclaiming</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="the">the</span> 50<span word="th">th</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1983, <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Benigno">Benigno</span> <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Aquino">Aquino</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span>, <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="exile">exile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1983, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Cage">Cage</span> <span word="Aux">Aux</span> <span word="Folles">Folles</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1991, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="line">line</span> <span word="coup">coup</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mikhail">Mikhail</span> <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Gorbachev">Gorbachev</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="uprising">uprising</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="N">N</span>. <span word="Yeltsin">Yeltsin</span>.</p>
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