August 18th, 1227, Genghis Khan, [----- one of the world's greatest conquerors-----], dies. At the time the Mongol Empire founded by Khan stretched to cross Asia.

 

1920, Tennessee ratifies the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women’s right to vote. That step gives the Amendment [-----the approval of another enough states-----] in order to take effect.

1963, James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi. Meredith’s registration as the university’s first black student followed [-----the legal battle and deadly rights  riots on campus-----].

1958, Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita is first published in the United States. The tale about [-----a middle aged man's sexual obsession  -----] with his teenage stepdaughter still sparks controversy to this day.

1934, Roberto Clemente, one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the United States, is born in Porto Rico.

And 1937, ["You think if i come back it's gonna be ok by magic? what's gonna be changed? what's gonna be different?We both be wrong, we both lose. "-] Actor and director Robert Redford is born in Saint Monica, California. Among his onscreen roles Butch Cassidy in The Sundance Kid, The Sting, All the President’s Men and Out of Africa. Redford is also the founder of the Sundance Film Festival aimed showcasing works by independent film makers.

Today in History. August 18th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press


5. “Do you think if I come back, it's going to be OK by magic. What's going be changed? What's going to be different? We’ll both be wrong. We’ll both lose.” 保留此答案~~