标题: Today in History - Aug. 15 [打印本页] 作者: steel 时间: 2008-8-15 06:33 PM 标题: Today in History - Aug. 15
Today is Friday, Aug. 15, the 228th day of 2008. There are 138 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced to his subjects in a prerecorded radio address that Japan had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II.
On this date:
In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain.
In 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica.
In 1914, the Panama Canal opened to traffic.
In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska.
In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces landed in southern France in Operation Dragoon.
In 1947, India became independent after some 200 years of British rule.
In 1948, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) was proclaimed.
