历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-07-02

 July 2nd, 1776In Philadelphia, the vote that sets the stage for America’s Declaration of Independence two days later. The Continental¹ Congress passes resolution, saying Britain’s 13 colonies are and should be free in independence states.

1964In Washington, President Lyndon Johnson signs America’s most sweeping² civil rights law in nearly a century. “We believe that all men are created equal, yet many are denied equal treatment.” 1937Aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear in their plane over the Pacific Ocean. The pair who are trying to fly around the world along the equator are never found. Their fate remains³ mystery.

1881Months after taking office, President James Garfield is shot at Washington’s railroad station. Garfield dies two and a half months later. His assassin Charles Guiteau is tried and executed the following year.

1961Author Ernest Hemingway shoots himself to death at his home in Ketchum, Idaho. He was 61.

And 1997“Get me back. Get me back, and  I don’t care what happens to me.Get me back to my wife and kids.”

Actor James Stewart dies in Beverly Hills, California. The star of it’s a Wonderful Life and other movie classics was 89.

Today in History, July 2nd, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

1 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

2 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。