历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-12-06

 December 6th, 1889Jefferson Davis, the first and only, President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War dies in New Orleans. Davis spent two years in prison after the war and was indicted¹ for treason, but never faced trial. 1969Violence mars a counterculture music festival, as the turbulent decade of the 60s comes to a close. Four people die at a free Rolling Stones concert at the Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California. One victim was stabbed by a member of the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang, hired by the Stones to provide security at the concert. 1957America's first attempt to put a satellite into orbit fails, as Vanguard TV3 blows up on the launch pad at Cape² Canaveral, Florida. It happens months after the Soviet³ Union launches the very first satellite, Sputnik. The US finally sends its first satellite into orbit the following year. And 1920 Dave Brubeck, the jazz pianist who brought a classical touch to his genre⁴, is born in Concord⁵, California. Today in History, December 6th, Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.

1 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

2 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

3 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

4 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

5 concord   

n.和谐；协调

参考例句：

• These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
• His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。