历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-04-28

 April 28th ,1945. A violent end for Italy dictator Benito Mussolini, during the last days of WWII in Europe. Italian resistance fighters excute Musolini and his mistress as they try to flee the country.

1937. Sadam Hussein, dictator of Iraq for decades is born in a village near the desert town of Tikrit. A U.S.-led invasion topples Sadam from power in 2003. He is excuted more than 3 years later.

1967. Heavyweight boxing champ, Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Ali is stripped of his title and barred from boxingfor three and half a years. The U.S. Supreme¹ Court later overturns his conviction for refusing induction².

2001. California businessman Dennis Tito becomes the world’s first space tourist . Tito lifts off from a Russian rocket with two cosmonauts on a journey to the International Space Station.

And 1950. Jay Leno, comedian³ and host of NBC’s the Tonight Show, is born in New Rochelle, New York. “You know, essentially⁴, when I heard the new Pope was German. I thought, Oh, my God! I will, can be staffed of first governor. ... I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it, (tapping the desk) ... amazing!”

Today in history, April 28th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

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 induction   

n.感应，感应现象

参考例句：

• His induction as a teacher was a turning point in his life.他就任教师工作是他一生的转折点。
• The magnetic signals are sensed by induction coils.磁信号由感应线圈所检测。

3 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

4 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。