历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-03-06

 March 6th 1836 - So all the Texas will know,and remember the Alamo!"In San Antonio, the Alamo falls to Mexican forces ending a 13-day siege of rebel Texans fighting for their independence.

1857 – The U.S. Supreme¹ Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case brings America closer to civil war. The court rules against the slave suing for his freedom and says Congress has no right to limit slavery’s expansion.

1475 - Michelangelo, the Renaissance² artist whose works include the frescoes³ on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel⁴ , is born in Italy.

1981 –" For almost two decades, after all, we've been meeting like this in the evenings, and I'll miss that."Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time as an anchor man for the CBS News – Dan Rather follows Cronkite sitting in the anchor chair for 24 years until 2005.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

3 frescoes   

n.壁画( fresco的名词复数 )；温壁画技法，湿壁画

参考例句：

• The Dunhuang frescoes are gems of ancient Chinese art. 敦煌壁画是我国古代艺术中的瑰宝。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The frescoes in these churches are magnificent. 这些教堂里的壁画富丽堂皇。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。