美国于1815年1月8日取得纽奥良战争 (Battle of New Orleans) 的胜利

你知道许多人、尤其是在南方，为什么会在每年的1月8日大肆庆祝吗？在1815年的这一天，安德鲁．杰克森 (Andrew Jackson) 少将率领一支人数与配备都十分缺乏的军队、成功击败8千名英国士兵，这就是所谓的纽奥良战争。杰克森成为战争英雄 (后来还成为第七任的美国总统) 。所以，在十九世纪时，每年的1月8日，许多人都会举办派对，并且跳舞庆祝这场胜利的周年纪念。


Do you know what many people, especially in the South, used to celebrate on January 8? On this day in 1815, Major General Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly equipped army to victory against 8,000 British troops at the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson became a hero (and later the seventh president of the United States). Every January 8, during the 19th century, many people held parties and dances to celebrate the anniversary of the great victory.

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