历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-06-16

 June 16th, 1858In Illinois, Abraham Lincoln launches his US Senate bid with the warning about America's split over slavery , arguing the issue must be resolved. Lincoln says a house divided against itself cannot stand. Three years later, the Civil War breaks out between North and South after Lincoln is sworn in as president.

1963Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space as the Soviet¹ cosmonaut lifts off aboard Vostok Six.

1976In South Africa, rioting erupts in the black township of Soweto. More than 500 youths are killed as the violence spreads across the country, then under white minority rule. The bloody² uprising galvanizes the movement against South Africa's apartheid regime.

And 1961Ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union to the west while his dance troupe³ is in Paris.

Today in History, June 16th, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.

1 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。

2 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

3 troupe   

n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团

参考例句：

• The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
• The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。