历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-07-31

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1777A young nobleman from France begins to make his name during the American Revolution. The Marquis de Lafayette, then 19 years old, is appointed a major general in the Continental¹ Army. The following year, France formally sides with the American colonist² against the British. 1972Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern’s running mate. The move follows the disclosure that Eagleton had been hospitalized for psychiatric treatment in the 1960s and twice receives electroshock therapy for depression.

“My personal feelings are secondary to the necessity to unify³ the Democratic Party and to elect George McGovern as the next president of the United States.”

McGovern taps Sargent Shriver to replace Eagleton on the Democratic ticket. That fall, they lose to President Richard Nixon in a landslide⁴.

“The Dark Lord Ascending”

And 1965. “The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow moon-lit lane.”

Meet the writer who cast the literary spell that created young magician Harry⁵ Potter. J. K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Potter books, is born in southwest England.

Today in History, July 31st, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.

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