历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-07-01

 July 1st, 1863. The bloodiest¹ battle of America’s Civil War begins between Union and Confederate forces in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1946. The world’s first peacetime test of nuclear weapon. The United States explodes the 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.

1898. In Cuba, future president Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders wage a victorious² assault on San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. 1961. “I think the biggest disease this world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. And I know that I can give love.” Britain’s Princess Diana is born Diana Spencer near Sandringham, England. The charismatic Diana drew worldwide fame and tabloid³ headlines before her death in a Paris car crash at age 36.

1997. In Asia, Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule after more than 150 years as a British colony. China’s Communist leaders promise to let Hong Kong keep its capitalist ways and civil liberties for the next 50 years.

And 2004.I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuseActor Marlon Brando, stage and silver screen legend, dies in Los Angeles at age 80. Among his roles, A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, and The Godfather.

Today in History, July 1st. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

2 victorious   

adj.胜利的，得胜的

参考例句：

• We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。

3 tabloid   

adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘

参考例句：

• He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
• He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。