历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-27

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 November 27th, 1978In San Francisco mayor George Moscone and city supervisor¹ Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist², are shot to death at City Hall. Former City Supervisor Dan White who pulled the trigger goes on trial for murder, but he’s convicted of voluntary manslaughter. In what’s dubbed³ “The Twinkie Defense”, White’s attorneys argue the acquired junk food habits impaired⁴ his judgment⁵. 1973In Washington the US Senate confirms Gerald Ford⁶ as Richard Nixon’s vice⁷ president, Ford succeeds Spiro Agnew, who had resigned amid accusations⁸ that he took bribes⁹. The following year Ford becomes president after the Watergate scandal forces Nixon from office. 2005Doctors in France perform the world’s first partial face transplant on a woman disfigured by a dog bite during a 15-hour-operation. And 1953Playwright Eugene O'Neill who wrote Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh dies in Boston. He was 65. Today in History, November 27th, Mike Garcia, the Associated Press.