历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-03-31

 March 31st ,1968 - With America divided over the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson makes a surprise election year announcement.

"I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination¹ of my party for another term as your president."1889 - In Paris, engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurls France's tricolor flag from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking the structure's completion.

2005 - Terri Schiavo dies at a Florida hospice at age 41 nearly two weeks after her feeding tube was removed. It's the end of a wrenching² right-to-die dispute over the brain-damaged woman that drew national attention.

1943 - “OOOOk-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’down the plain,” In New York, the musical Oklahoma by Rodgers and Hammerstein opens on Broadway.

And 1995 -“dreaming about you and me…”

Tejano (Spanish for Texan) singer Selena is shot to death in Corpus Christi, Texas by the founder³ of her fan club. She was 23 years old.

Today in History, March 31st, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 wrenching   

n.修截苗根，苗木铲根（铲根时苗木不起土或部分起土）v.（猛力地）扭( wrench的现在分词 )；扭伤；使感到痛苦；使悲痛

参考例句：

• China has been through a wrenching series of changes and experiments. 中国经历了一系列艰苦的变革和试验。 来自辞典例句
• A cold gust swept across her exposed breast, wrenching her back to reality. 一股寒气打击她的敞开的胸膛，把她从梦幻的境地中带了回来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。