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May 18th, 1980“It’s erupting like it never has before, I’m not sure, 'cause from where I’m standing1 I can’t see the top of the mountain. But I see the whole eruption2 coming from it. It’s big.”
In Washington State, Mount St. Helens explodes, blasting away the top 13 hundred feet from its volcanic3 peak. The eruption leaves 57 people died or missing, flattening4 forests and spewing volcanic ash for hundreds of miles. 1896. The U.S. Supreme5 Court endorses6 what it calls “separate but equal racial segregation” with its decision in Plessy versus7 Ferguson. That ruling remains8 a law of the land, until the Court overturns it nearly 16 years later in Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka. 1920. “May Christ give you his grace and his peace.” Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pontiff in more than 450 years is born Karol Wojtyta, in Wadowice, Poland.
1897. Movie director Frank Capra whose films include It’s a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, is born near Palermo, Italy. And 2003. Let him live, bring him homeIn New York, Les Misérables, Broadway’s third longest-running show closes after more than 16 years and 6,680 performances.
Today in History, May 18th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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eruption
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n.火山爆发;(战争等)爆发;(疾病等)发作 | |
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volcanic
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adj.火山的;象火山的;由火山引起的 | |
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flattening
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n. 修平 动词flatten的现在分词 | |
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supreme
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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endorses
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v.赞同( endorse的第三人称单数 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品 | |
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versus
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prep.以…为对手,对;与…相比之下 | |
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remains
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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