历史上的今天:2月10日

Today's Highlight in History:
On February 10th, 1967, the 25th Amendment（修正案，改正） to the Constitution, dealing with presidential disability and succession, went into effect.

On this date:
In 1763, France ceded（割让，放弃） Canada to England under the Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian War.

In 1840, Britain's Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

In 1846, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormons, began an exodus（大批的离去） to the west from Illinois.

In 1933, the first singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegram Company in New York.

In 1942, the former French liner "Normandie（诺曼底） " capsized in New York Harbor a day after it caught fire while being refitted（改装，整修） for the U-S Navy.

In 1949, Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" opened at Broadway's Morosco Theater.

In 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-Two pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolph Ivanovich Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States.

In 1981, eight people were killed, 198 injured, when fire broke out at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino.

In 1989, Ron Brown was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first black to head a major US political party.

In 1998, Dr. David Satcher was confirmed by the Senate to be surgeon general（卫生署长） .

Ten years ago: South African President F.W. de Klerk announced that black activist Nelson Mandela would be released the next day after 27 years in captivity.

Five years ago: The House passed a GOP crime bill boosting funding for state prisons but requiring states to get tougher on violent criminals before they could receive any money.

One year ago: Resigned to losing their case, House prosecutors said public opinion polls had made a stronger impression on senators than any evidence that President Clinton committed high crimes and misdemeanors（重罪和不端行为） . A federal judge ordered American Airlines pilots to end a sickout（托病旷工） that had grounded 2500 flights, stranded（搁浅） 200,000 travelers and left businesses scrambling for（勉强拼凑，争夺） cargo carriers.