1848年“妇女投票权”提上议程
1993年克林顿宣布军中同性恋新政
1969年阿波罗11号飞船绕月飞行
1990年罗斯报税作假被判入狱
1980年各国抵制莫斯科奥运会
July 19th, 1848. A Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York launches the movement to give American women the right to vote. That campaign succeeds when the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution takes effect more than 70 years later.
1993. President Bill Clinton announces the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays serving in the military.
"It certainly will not please everyone, perhaps not anyone, and clearly not those who hold the most adamant opinions on either side of this issue."
The compromise forbids the military from asking service members about their sexual orientation, and requires a discharge for service members who are openly gay or engage in homosexual activity.
1969. Apollo XI and its 3 astronaut crew start orbiting the moon ahead of man's first landing on the lunar surface.
1990. Baseball's all-time hits leader Pete Rose gets 5 months in Federal Prison and a 50,000-dollar fine for filing false tax returns. That happens after Rose is banned for a life from baseball when it claims he bet on a game, something he admits years later.
And 1980. The Summer Olymics started in Moscow minus the United States and dozens of other countries. These countries decide to boycott the games over the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
Today in History, July 19th. Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.
狸猫 PS：美军深陷伊拉克和阿富汗战事，为缓解兵源紧张而出的新招--一部分官员已表示，不再支持（士兵服役时不能表现出同性恋取向）政策了。^-^他们相信公开士兵同性恋取向无损战力。
【词汇】
orientation定方位,适应,向东方
sexual orientation 性取向
adamant坚硬的东西
the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution 美国宪法第19
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【相关资料】
1 “不许问,不许说”的政策。“不许问”是指不对入伍新兵质询其性取向;“不许说”是只要士兵不显露出同性恋取向,就能继续在军队服役,否则就要被迫退役。
2 罗斯(Pete Rose)，辛辛那提“红入队”棒球队内野及外野手，他也是参赛次数最多、打击数最多、安打数最多的纪录保持人。
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