历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-09-27(在线收听

 September 27th, 1964The Warren Commission wraps up its investigation into the assassination of President John F.Kennedy. Its report concludes Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing Kennedy and wounding Texas governor John Connally the previous year. But the findings fail to convince many Americans. Doubts and conspiracy theories about the tragic event in Dalas persist to this day.

1996Rise of the Taliban as the hardline religious militia captures Afghanistan's capital Kabul. The Taliban installs a repressive Islamic regime, opening the country's door to Osama Bin Laden. In 2001, after the 9/11 attacks, US-led forces oust the Taliban which lives on as insurgency.
1825In Britian, engineer Georgy Stephenson drives the first locomotive to haul a passenger train.
And 1954Birth of a late night legend as the Tonight Show debuts on NBC. Steven Allen is the first host followed over the years by Jack Paar Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. "You know, decide the man week or what you think about it . It's not a spectacular. It's gonna be a kind of monopolist, I think."Today in History, September 27th. Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.
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