历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-09-16

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1982A massacre⁴ in Lebanon months after Israel’s invasion to drive out the PLO. Lebanese Christian⁵ militiamen kill hundreds of Palestinian men women and children in two refugee camps in West Beirut. The militiamen are allied⁶ with Israel which is accused of doing nothing to prevent the slaughter⁷. Outrage⁸ over the massacre costs future Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon his job as Defense⁹ Minister.

1498Tomas De Torquemada, The catholic monk¹⁰, notorious for his role in the Spanish Inquisition , dies in Avila, Spain.

1810Mexico begins its revolt against Spanish colonial rule. A catholic priest father Miguel Hidalgo declares his country’s independence. His rebellion soon fails but Spain formally relinquishes¹¹ its new world colony 11 years later.

1977Maria Callas, the American born prima donna famed for her Lyric¹² soprano and fiery¹³ temperament¹⁴ dies in Paris. She was 53 years old.

1925   The thrill is gone away. Guitarist B.B. King, one of the great Blues¹⁵ Artists of All Time is born in Mississippi.

Today in history, September 16th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

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