历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-11-16

 November 16th 1966In Ohio, Dr. Samuel Sheppard is acquitted¹ in a second trial of charges that he murdered his pregnant wife Marilyn. Sheppard served 10 years behind bars for the 1954 murder before his release and second trial.

1933The United States and the Soviet² Union establish diplomatic relations. That move ends years of estrangement³ between the two countries after the Russian Revolution.

2001In Washington D.C., more fallout from America's anthrax scare following the 9/11 attacks. Investigators⁴ find a second letter containing the deadly germ known to have been sent to Capitol Hill. This time the letter is addressed to Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont.

"I am hoping that the one bright light in all of this might be that this letter will give us further evidence to find out who is dong this." But the anthrax mailings which killed five people and second more than a dozen others remain unsolved.

1981"I'm part of your life. I live here. I am real. You can't switch to another station." Actor William Holden is found dead in his apartment in Santa Monica, California. Holden whose roles include Network, Sabrina and Sunset Boulevard was 63 years old.

And 1959In New York, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway.

Today in History, November 16th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

2 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。

3 estrangement   

n.疏远，失和，不和

参考例句：

• a period of estrangement from his wife 他与妻子分居期间
• The quarrel led to a complete estrangement between her and her family. 这一争吵使她同家人完全疏远了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》