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October 5th 2001A new scare for Americans just weeks after the 9/11 terror attacks. Robert Stevens, a tabloid1 photo editor in Florida, dies from inhaled2 anthrax. He is the first of five people to die from anthrax-laced letters which also infect more than a dozen others in the United States. The cases remain unsolved.
1988In Omaha, Nebraska, a memorable3 moment during a debate between two candidates for vice4 president. Republican Dan Quayle argues he has as much experience as John F. Kennedy did when he was elected president. Democrat5 Lloyd Bentsen replies: "I served with Jack6 Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."1962Ladies and gentlemen, the Beatles. Love Me Do, the first hit by rock's Fab Four is released in Britain. Beatlemanias leaves America more than a year later.
1969Also in Britain, Monty Python's Flying Circus debuts7 on BBC TV. The comedy series with its absurd gags about silly works at Paris and Spain becomes a cult8 hit in the Untied9 States.
And 2001Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants becomes baseball's king of single season home runs. He hits two homers against the Los Angeles Dodgers10, breaking McGwire's record of 70. Bonds ends the season with 73 home runs, still the record nearly six years before topping Hank Arron's record of career home runs.
Today in History, October 5th, Mike Garcia, the Associated Press.
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1 tabloid | |
adj.轰动性的,庸俗的;n.小报,文摘 | |
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2 inhaled | |
v.吸入( inhale的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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3 memorable | |
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的 | |
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4 vice | |
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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5 democrat | |
n.民主主义者,民主人士;民主党党员 | |
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6 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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7 debuts | |
演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 ) | |
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8 cult | |
n.异教,邪教;时尚,狂热的崇拜 | |
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9 untied | |
松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决 | |
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10 dodgers | |
n.躲闪者,欺瞒者( dodger的名词复数 ) | |
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