2003 年 8 月 6 日 星期三 【晴】

1972: Asians given 90 days to leave Uganda
The Ugandan leader, Idi Amin, sets a deadline for the expulsion of most of the country's Asians.
1958: Arthur Miller cleared of contempt
The playwright and husband of film star Marilyn Monroe has his conviction for contempt of Congress dismissed.
1987: Chilly swim thaws Cold War relations
An American woman has become the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union.
2001: NHS buys private hospital
The government has re-nationalised a private hospital for the first time.
On this day in 1945 the treacherous Battle of Britain began. The Battle of Britain was an airwar between German Luftwaffe and the British Royal Airforce began by the Germans with the intent of weakening British defenses and morale before invading their country. The Luftwaffe had a greater number of men and planes during this battle, although the British proved superior technically and strategically which ultimately led them to victory in this encounter.
On this day in 1858 Ottawa, Ontario became the capital of Canada. The city originated as a logging center named Bytown in the 1820s during the constructrion of the Rideau Canal which divides the city. The town became Ottawa , an anglicization of the Indian name Outawouias, in the 1850s. The city is now primarily a government and tourist center.
On this day in 1789 the United States established the War Department and appointed Henry Knox as the first secretary of war. Knox, a Revolutionary War hero, served as War Secretary under his close friend George Washington. He proposed the creation of the West Point Military Academy while he was in office.
On this day in 1807 the first commercial steamboat The Clermont" made its first regular voyage from New York City to Albany, New York; Captain Robert Fulton invented and commanded the vessel. Fulton, whom also invented the submarine, launched the first steamboat on the Seine in France, upon the success of his invention he brought it back to the United States. He built other boats after the Clermont including the first steam-powered warship.
On this day in 1830 Louis-Phillipe DOrleans accepted the King Crown of France. He had been previously exiled from his homeland during which time he travelled throughout Europe and the Americas. Louis-Phillipe returned to France in 1815 as a compromise candidate for the crown. During his reign he was unwilling to extend voting rights which led to his abdictation in the 1848 revolution.
1998: 美駐非兩大使館遭恐怖襲擊
1979:港拒越難民船(Rudbank)入境
1978:佈景別墅騙案
2003: 歐 洲 死 於 酷 熱 天 氣 人 數 增 至 37 名
歐 洲 繼 續 受 到 熱 浪 侵 襲 ， 死 亡 人 數 增 加 到 ３ ７ 人 。
倫 敦 錄 得 超 過 攝 氏 ３ ５ 度 ； 法 國 ， 西 班 牙 同 葡 萄 牙 部 分 地 區 ， 更 超 過 ４ ０ 度 。
專 家 指 氣 溫 上 升 會 令 珠 三 角 部 份 地 區
中 國 綠 色 和 平 促 請 特 區 政 府 ， 將 七 年 後 再 生 能 源 的 總 發 電 量 定 在 一 成 ， 減 慢 氣 候 暖 化 的 速 度 。
主 任 陳 小 萍 話 ， 上 月 訪 問 了 一 千 名 港 人 ， 九 成 九 表 示 支 持 這 個 目 標 。
綠 色 和 平 引 述 國 際 氣 候 專 家 指 ， 珠 江 三 角 洲 四 成 地 區 ， 明 年 水 平 線 會 上 升 二 至 二 點 五 毫 米 ， 如 果 情 況 持 續 ， 一 些 低 窪 地 區 在 二 十 七 年 後 會 被 水 淹 沒 ， 估 計 一 百 萬 居 民 被 迫 遷 移 ， 造 成 一 千 三 百 億 元 人 民 幣 損 失 。
印 尼 法 院 即 將 宣 判 巴 里 爆 炸 案 被 告
印 尼 法 院 今 日 宣 判 巴 里 大 爆 炸 案 的 首 名 被 告 。 41 歲 被 告 阿 姆 茲 如 果 罪 名 成 立 ， 可 能 被 槍 決 。 (另:印尼同澳洲都分別表示印尼短期內可能再受恐怖襲擊 *星期二之酒店汽車炸彈襲擊已導致十多人死亡)
聯 合 國 少 部 分 成 員 國 提 案 為 台 灣 爭 取 會 籍
在 距 離 聯 合 國 大 會 召 開 之 前 個 多 月 ， 聯 合 國 少 部 分 成 員 國 連 續 第 十 一 年 提 案 ， 為 台 灣 爭 取 會 籍 。
十七年前以二十歲之齡勇奪拳王寶座,贏取三億美元獎金o既泰臣 宣佈破產
『五時花六時變』的Arnold Schwarzenegger 再次宣告他會於十月角逐加州州長 ~ 真可謂出爾反爾

Born:
Archaeologist and anthropologist Louis (Seymour Bazett) Leakey was born on this day in 1903 in Kabete, East Africa. Leakey is best known for his work with fossils in Tanzania which ultimately proved the origin of man was in Africa. Leakeys research was considered controversial because Western scientists did not want to concede to his findings.
On this day in 1904 the first African-American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph Johnson Bunche, was born in Detroit, Michigan. Bunche, a United States diplomat, served at the United Nations beginning in the 1940s and became under secretary of political affairs there. He supervised the 1949 Israeli-Arab armistice which earned him the Nobel.
On this day in 1926 American media personality and writer Stan Freberg was born in Pasadena, California. Frebergs radio satire of soap operas, John and Martha" brought him to wide fame in the 1950s. He also developed the popular television puppet show 'Time for Beanie'.

Died:
On this day in 1957 greatly adored comedian Oliver Hardy died in North Hollywood, California. Hardy, along with his partner Stan Laurel, were two of the most popular slapstick pairs on film in the 1930s and 40s. Hardys character was an overbearing, overweight grouch, while Laurel played up to him as a slim dim-wit with hilarious results. Some of the duo's most popular films include Way Out West" and "The Flying Deuces".
British naval officer Robert Blake looks every bit the naval hero. Blake, Englands greatest marine officer with the exception of Nelson, proved his capability many times. He shattered the Dutch in the Portland in the 1650s, destroyed pirate fleets off the coast of Tunis, and abominated a Spanish treasureship off the coast of Santa Cruz.
On this day in 1821 Queen Caroline of England (Caroline of Brunswick) died. in London. Carolines marriage to her first cousin George IV, then the Prince of Wales, turned out to be disagreeable to both parties: she was banquished to Blackheath. The Princess was rumored to be adulterous which led to an attempt by the Prince to divorce her and thereby deprive her of the future throne. A court trial ended in the Queen's favor, due largely to public sympathy. She was later denied entry to the coronation of her husband as king. She died a few days later.

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