历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-06-30

 June 30th 1934Nazi Germany's dictator Adolf Hitler begins his so-called Blood Purge¹ of political and military rivals known as the Night of the Long Knives.

1906A major step forward for America's food and drug safety as President Theodore Roosevelt signs the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection² Act .

1971A space mission for what's then the Soviet³ Union ends in tragedy. Three cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 are found dead inside their spacecraft after it returns to Earth.

1936Gone with the Wind, the Civil War era novel by Margaret Mitchell that becomes a silver screen classic is published.

1994The US Figure Skating Association punishes skater Tonya Harding for her role in the attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan. It strips Harding of the national championship, banning her from the organization for a life.

And 1917Don’t know why, there’s no sun up in the sky, stormy weatherSinger and actress Lena Horne, best known for her song Stormy Weather is born in Brooklyn, New York.

Today in History, June 30th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 purge   

n.整肃，清除，泻药，净化；vt.净化，清除，摆脱；vi.清除，通便，腹泻，变得清洁

参考例句：

• The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
• The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。

2 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

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。