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历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-07-30

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 July 30th 1975Former Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban1 Detroit. His son James P. Hoffa: "The circumstances involved in the disappearance2 lead us to the conclusion that we'll never see him again." Although Hoffa is presumed dead, his remains3 have never been found. Hoffa's son is elected the Teamsters' leader more than two decades later.

1965"No longer will older Americans be denied the healing miracle of modern medicine."President Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare and Medicate into law. The government programs provide health insurance for America's elderly and poor.
1916An estimated 2,000 tons of munitions4  explode on Black Tom Island, near Jersey5 City, New Jersey. Suspicion focuses on German sabotage6 as the cause of the blast which kills 7 people 9 months before the United States enters WWI.
1945Near the end of WWII, in the Pacific, a Japanese destroyer torpedoes7 the USS Indianapolis. Only 316 out of the 1,196 men on board the battle cruiser survive the sinking and shark-infested waters.
It happens just after the ship delivers components8 for the first atomic bomb that the US drops on Hiroshima, Japan a week later.
1863Auto pioneer Henry Ford9 is born near Dearborn, Michigan. Ford's Model T car and assembly line methods revolutionized America's roads and its industry.
And 1947"I'll be back."Arnold Schwarzenegger, the bodybuilder-turned movie star who became Governor of California is born in Austria.
Today in History, July 30th. Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.

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1 suburban Usywk     
adj.城郊的,在郊区的
参考例句:
  • Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
  • There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
2 disappearance ouEx5     
n.消失,消散,失踪
参考例句:
  • He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
  • Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
3 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
4 munitions FnZzbl     
n.军火,弹药;v.供应…军需品
参考例句:
  • The army used precision-guided munitions to blow up enemy targets.军队用精确瞄准的枪炮炸掉敌方目标。
  • He rose [made a career for himself] by dealing in munitions.他是靠贩卖军火发迹的。
5 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句:
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
6 sabotage 3Tmzz     
n.怠工,破坏活动,破坏;v.从事破坏活动,妨害,破坏
参考例句:
  • They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
  • The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。
7 torpedoes d60fb0dc954f93af9c7c38251d008ecf     
鱼雷( torpedo的名词复数 ); 油井爆破筒; 刺客; 掼炮
参考例句:
  • We top off, take on provisions and torpedoes, and go. 我们维修完,装上给养和鱼雷就出发。
  • The torpedoes hit amidship, and there followed a series of crashing explosions. 鱼雷击中了船腹,引起了一阵隆隆的爆炸声。
8 components 4725dcf446a342f1473a8228e42dfa48     
(机器、设备等的)构成要素,零件,成分; 成分( component的名词复数 ); [物理化学]组分; [数学]分量; (混合物的)组成部分
参考例句:
  • the components of a machine 机器部件
  • Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。
9 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过
参考例句:
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上,所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪,必须极度小心。
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