歷史上的今天:12月8日

John Lennon Was Shot to death
In 1980, rock star John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York City apartment building by an apparently deranged fan.
約翰·列儂遭槍殺
1980年12月8日，搖滾巨星約翰·列儂在其位於紐約市的公寓外遭槍殺，兇手是一名崇拜他的瘋狂歌迷。

USA Entered World War Two
On December eighth, 1941, the United States entered World War Two as Congress declared war against Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
美國加入二戰
1941年12月8日，日本襲擊珍珠港的第二天，美國國會對日宣戰，美國加入第二次世界大戰。

Kuomintang Gov. Moved to Formosa
In 1949, the Kuomintang government moved from the Chinese mainland to Formosa as the Communists pressed their attacks.
國民黨政府遷至臺灣
1949年12月8日，國民黨宣佈退守臺灣，國民黨“政府”遷至臺北。

Battle of Nanjing
1937 - Battle of Nanjing begins.
南京保衛戰
1937年12月8日，南京保衛戰開戰（南京失守後，日本人發動了震驚中外、慘無人道的南京大屠殺）。

Karamay Fire
1994-A total of 325 people were killed in the fire in the oil town of Karamay in Xinjiang.
克拉瑪依大火
1994年12月8日，總共有325人死於新疆石油城克拉瑪依大火。

死者墓地
　　Karamay is an oil-producing city in Xinjiang province. On December 8, 1994, 500 pupils were taken to a special performance at a the first flames flared around the theatre's stage, many of the excited children audience must have thought it was a part of the , it turned into a disaster. Survivors insist that a woman official immediately stood up and shouted: "Everyone keep quiet. Don't move. Let the leaders go first."The teachers obeyed, telling the pupils to remain seated. Everyone were afraid as flames and poisonous gas filled the the leaders were sitting in the front row, but they were safe to r the fire was put out, the emergency services found the bodies of 288 children and 36 adults. Most of the adults were teachers who wanted to protect their pupils.

克拉瑪依是位於新疆的石油城市。1994年12月8日，有500名學生在劇院參加專場表演。起初，火苗蔓延在劇院舞臺的時候，很多小朋友很興奮認爲這是演出的一部分。然而很快就轉變成災難。倖存者強調一個女官員在那時立刻站起來喊：”大家保持安靜，不要動，讓領導們先走！“老師們服從安排，命令學生們留在座位上。烈火，毒氣在空氣中蔓延，大家都很害怕。所有的領導都坐在前排，但是他們都安全離開了。大火結束後，急救站找到288名兒童和36名大人的屍體。絕大多數是保護孩子們的老師。