历史上的今天:12月22日

UN Secretary-General
1971- the United Nations General Assembly voted to ratify the election of Kurt Waldheim to be Secretary-General.
联合国秘书长
1971年的今天，联合国大会投票选举库尔特·瓦尔德海姆为秘书长。

the Brandenburg Gate crossing was opened
1989-the Brandenburg Gate crossing was opened when Helmut Kohl, the West German chancellor, walked through to be greeted by Hans Modrow, the East German prime minister.]
勃兰登堡门开放
1989年的今天，西德总理的赫尔穆特·科尔走过勃兰登堡门受到东德总理汉斯·莫德罗的欢迎，标志着勃兰登堡门开放。

Poland's first popularly elected president
1990- Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.
波兰第一位民选总统
1990年的今天，波兰历史上第一位民选总统列赫·瓦文萨宣誓就职。

The Winter Solstice festival
As early as 2,500 years ago, about the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), China had determined the point of Winter Solstice by observing movements of the sun with a sundial. It is the earliest of the 24 seasonal division points. The time will be each December 21 or 22 according to the Gregorian calendar.
冬至
早在二千五百多年前的春秋时代（公元前770-476），我国已经用土圭观测太阳测定出冬至来了，它是二十四节气中最早制订出的一个。时间在每年的阳历12月22日或者23日之间。

The Northern hemisphere on this day experiences the shortest daytime and longest nighttime. After the Winter Solstice, days will become longer and longer，so it should be Winter Solstice became a festival during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) and thrived in the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279).
冬至是北半球全年中白天最短、黑夜最长的一天，过了冬至，白天就会一天天变长，所以需要庆祝。冬至过节源于汉代（公元前206-公元220），盛于唐宋（618-1279）。