八月二十日 August 20th
<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> 20<span word="th">th</span>, 1940, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="few">few</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> 1833, <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Harrison">Harrison</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 23<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Bend">Bend</span>, <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1866, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1918, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="One">One</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1920, <span word="pioneering">pioneering</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="Eight">Eight</span>-<span word="M">M</span>-<span word="K">K</span> (8<span word="MK">MK</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> (<span word="later">later</span> <span word="WWJ">WWJ</span>) <span word="began">began</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1953, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hydrogen">hydrogen</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1955, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="French">French</span> <span word="rioting">rioting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1964, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1968, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Warsaw">Warsaw</span> <span word="Pact">Pact</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1977, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="Voyager">Voyager</span> <span word="Two">Two</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unmanned">unmanned</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="phonograph">phonograph</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="greetings">greetings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1994, <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Chavis">Chavis</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NAACP">NAACP</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turbulent">turbulent</span> 16-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="tenure">tenure</span>.</p>
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