历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-01-21

 January 21st, 1793In Paris, the French Revolution turns bloody¹ as King Louis XVI,condemned for treason, is executed on the guillotine.

1924Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary who founded the Soviet² Union, the world's first communist state, dies in Moscow.

1950 In New York, a case sets a flash point in American politics during the early years of the Cold War. Alger Hiss³, a former State Department official accused of being part of a communist spy ring, is found guilty of lying to a grand jury . Hiss, who always maintained his innocence⁴, serves less than 4 years in prison.

1977President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders keeping this promise he made on the campaign trial. "And I'm not gonna say whether those young people were guilty or not guilty. I'm just gonna say what you did, whether it was right or wrong, you're forgiven for it, come back home."1976The Supersonic Concorde jet roars into service for the first time, beginning a run that lasts for nearly 3 decades.

And 1942 Count Basie and his orchestra , one of the most popular big bands in the U.S., record their hit "One O'clock Jump".

Today in History, January 21st, Tim Maguire, the Associated Press.

1 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

2 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。

3 hiss   

v.发出嘶嘶声；发嘘声表示不满

参考例句：

• We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
• Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。

4 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。