June 12, 1987
Ronald Reagan called for the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to open the Berlin Wall, which had separated West and East Berlin since 1961.
Behind me stands a wall that encircles the free sectors of this
city, part of a vast system of barriers that divides the entire
continent of Europe. . . .
Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every
man is a German, separated from his fellow men.
Every man is a Berliner,
forced to look upon a scar. . . .
As long as this gate is closed, as
long as this scar of a wall is permitted to stand, it is not the German
question alone that remains open, but the question of freedom for all
mankind. . .
General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek
prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek
liberalization, come here to this gate.
Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
- Ronald Reagan, address at the Brandenburg Gate, June 12, 1987
Reference:
https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2007/summer/berlin.html
Today is
International Falafel Day
What is falafel?
Falafel (/fəˈlɑːf(ə)l/) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter in Middle Eastern cuisine made from ground chickpeas, broad beans, or both.
*炸豆丸子，又名中东蔬菜球、油炸鹰嘴豆饼
我很久以前背过传统相声贯口《报菜名》，里面有一小节都是丸子：“红丸子、白丸子、熘丸子、炸丸子、南煎丸子、苜蓿丸子、三鲜丸子、四喜丸子、鲜虾丸子、鱼脯丸子、饹炸丸子、豆腐丸子、氽丸子......”
这段贯口有一个业内诀窍——丸子的“子”字不能读成“子”，要读成“咂”(za）。
June 12, 1963
Medgar Evers, the American civil rights activist, died at age 37 (assassinated by a white supremacist).
Mourned nationally, Evers was buried on June 19 in Arlington National Cemetery, where he received full military honors.
In 2017, the Medgar and Myrlie Evers House was named a National Historic Landmark. In 2019, the site was designated a National Monument.