歷史今天:1781年洛杉磯成立(9.4)
【英文原文】
Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.96 million and spans over 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2) in Southern California. Additionally, the Los Angeles metropolitan area is home to nearly 12.9 million residents. Los Angeles is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most diverse counties in the United States. Its inhabitants are known as "Angelenos".
Los Angeles was founded September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the river of Porziuncola). It became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its independence from Spain. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican-American War, Los Angeles and California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States; Mexico retained the territory of Baja California. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood.
Los Angeles is one of the world's centers of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, technology, and education. It is home to renowned institutions covering a broad range of professional and cultural fields, and is one of the most substantial economic engines within the United States. As the home base of Hollywood, it is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World", leading the world in the creation of motion pictures, television production and recorded music. The importance of the entertainment business to the city has led many celebrities to call Los Angeles and its surrounding suburbs home.
【中文譯文】
洛杉磯（西班牙語爲“天使”）是在加利福尼亞州最大的城市,也是美國第二大的城市。通常縮寫爲LA，又名天使之城的洛杉磯坐落在加州南部，佔地498.3平方英里（1,290.6平方公里），擁有約396.0萬人口。此外，洛杉磯市區有將近1290.000萬常駐居民。洛杉磯，是洛杉磯縣人口最密集，美國最多樣化的一個城市。它的居民稱之爲“Angelenos”。
洛杉磯成立於1781年9月4日的西班牙費利佩尼夫政府，城市命名爲El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula（意爲聖母之村，Porziuncola河的天使女王村）。1821年它成爲墨西哥的一部分，在墨西哥從西班牙獨立的時候。 1848年美墨戰爭後期，洛杉磯和加利福尼亞州作爲瓜達盧佩伊達爾戈條約的一部分洛杉磯和加利福尼亞州被出售給美國，從而成爲美國的一部分，墨西哥保留了下加利福尼亞州的領土。1850年4月4日，洛杉磯成爲自治市，5個月後加利福尼亞成爲了美國的一個州。
洛杉磯是世界商業，國際貿易，娛樂，文化，媒體，時尚，科學，技術和教育中心之一。它涉及了很多專業，文化等領域，也是美國最大的經濟引擎之一。作爲好萊塢的大本營，它被稱爲“世界娛樂之都”，引領世界電影，電視和音樂的潮流。在娛樂行業的重要性讓許多知名人士都落戶洛杉磯。
