历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-07-14

 July 14th 1789Start of the French Revolution whose impact is felt across Europe for generations to come. Citizens in Paris storm the Bastille Prison,a symbol of the French Monarchy’s tyranny and release 7 prisoners inside.

1881Well, this is how Billy, the kid led his fame.

William H.Bonney Junior ,the outlaw¹ known as “Billy the Kid” is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

1966Richard Speck² murders 8 student nurses in a Chicago dormitory.He spends the rest of his life behind bars, dying in prison more than 25 years later.

1965NASA’s Merida fourth space probe flies by Mars, sending back the first pictures of the red plannet surface.

And 1912.

“This land is your land ,and this land is my land.From California, to the New York Island…”Woody Guthrie, the folk music legend whose songs include “This Land Is Your Land” is born in Okemah,Oklahoma.

Today in history,July 14th Mike Gracia,the Associated Press.

1 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

2 speck   

n.微粒，小污点，小斑点

参考例句：

• I have not a speck of interest in it.我对它没有任何兴趣。
• The sky is clear and bright without a speck of cloud.天空晴朗，一星星云彩也没有。