八月十六日 August 16th
<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> 16<span word="th">th</span>, 1977, <span word="Elvis">Elvis</span> <span word="Presley">Presley</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Graceland">Graceland</span> <span word="Mansion">Mansion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Memphis">Memphis</span>, <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 42.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="date">date</span>:</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1777, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Revolutionary">Revolutionary</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Battle">Battle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bennington">Bennington</span>, <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1812, <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1812.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1829, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="Siamese">Siamese</span> <span word="twins">twins</span>, <span word="Chang">Chang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eng">Eng</span> <span word="Bunker">Bunker</span>, <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exhibited">exhibited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1858, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telegraphed">telegraphed</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Buchanan">Buchanan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="trans">trans</span>-<span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="cable">cable</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1861, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seceding">seceding</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confederacy">Confederacy</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1948, <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="Babe">Babe</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 53.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1954, <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Illustrated">Illustrated</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Incorporated">Incorporated</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1956, <span word="Adlai">Adlai</span> <span word="E">E</span>. <span word="Stevenson">Stevenson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1960, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="colony">colony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1987, 156 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> 255 <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>: <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Hussein">Hussein</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kennebunkport">Kennebunkport</span>, <span word="Maine">Maine</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aqaba">Aqaba</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Saddam">Saddam</span> <span word="Hussein">Hussein</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liar">liar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="coffins">coffins</span>.</p>
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