历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-04-27

 April 27th, 1822Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general who later served as president, is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Grant led Union forces during the war’s final years, receiving the Confederate’s surrender at Appomattox.

1521Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed in the Philippines. But Magellan’s crew continues, and ultimately completes the first circumnavigation of the globe.

1805In North Africa, an attack during the first Barbary War that inspires the lyrics¹ of US Marine² Corp hymn³. A force of marines and mercenaries capture the city of Derna on the shores of Tropoli, now part of Libya.

And in 1947In New York, alien baseball star Babe Ruth is honored at Yankee Stadium on Babe Ruth Day. “There've been so many lovely things said about me, and I’m glad that I have the opportunity to thank everybody, thank you.”

But Ruth’s health continues to decline, and baseball ‘Sultan of Swat’ dies the following year.

1 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

2 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 hymn   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌

参考例句：

• They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
• The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。