八月十五日 August 15th
<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="August">August</span> 15<span word="th">th</span>, 1945, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="V">V</span>-<span word="J">J</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Allies">Allies</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span> <span word="unconditionally">unconditionally</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> 1769, <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="Bonaparte">Bonaparte</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Corsica">Corsica</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1935, <span word="humorist">humorist</span> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="Rogers">Rogers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aviator">aviator</span> <span word="Wiley">Wiley</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Point">Point</span> <span word="Barrow">Barrow</span>, <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1939, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MGM">MGM</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wizard">Wizard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oz">Oz</span>, <span word="starring">starring</span> <span word="Judy">Judy</span> <span word="Garland">Garland</span>, <span word="premiered">premiered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grauman">Grauman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Theater">Theater</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1944, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Two">Two</span>, <span word="Allied">Allied</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="France">France</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1947, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> 200 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1948, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1969, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Woodstock">Woodstock</span> <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="upstate">upstate</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1971, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> 90-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>, <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rents">rents</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1994, <span word="Ilich">Ilich</span> <span word="Ramirez">Ramirez</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Carlos">Carlos</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jackal">Jackal</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1998, 29 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Omagh">Omagh</span>, <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="splinter">splinter</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="I">I</span>-<span word="R">R</span>-<span word="A">A</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Persian">Persian</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span>, <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Saddam">Saddam</span> <span word="Hussein">Hussein</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>.</p>
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