历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-11-14

（单词翻译）

 November 14, 1940One of the most devastating¹ bombing raids during World War Two. Hundreds of Nazi² Germany's warplanes destroy most of the English town of Coventry. 1851,Herman Melville's novel “Moby-Dick”, the tale about the pursuit of the great white whale, is published. 1889,Inspired by author Jules Verne, Nellie Bly sets out to travel around the world in less than 80 days. Bly, a reporter for the New York World, succeeds, making the trip in 72 days. 1943,“Leonard Bernstein has come out on the platform, and will presently lead the philharmonic symphony, in our national Lambton.” Leonard Bernstein makes his conducting debut³ with the New York Philharmonic. The 25-year-old assistant conductor fills in for the ailing⁴ Bruno Walter during a nationally broadcast concert. And 1900,Aaron Copland, one of America's leading composers of the 20th century, is born in New York City.