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历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-07-07

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 July 7th, 2005“I just heard the bang. I looked around, the whole top of the bus and the back of it just came off .” In London, suicide terrorist bombings strike three underground stations and a double-decker bus. The blasts kill 52 victims and 4 bombers1 in the worst attack on the British capital since World War Two. 1865In Washington, 4 people are hanged for conspiring2 with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate3 President Abraham Lincoln.

1987“I came here to tell you the truth, to tell you and this committee, and the American people the truth …” Also in Washington, Lieutenant4 Colonel Oliver North begins his public testimony5 at congressional hearings on the Iran-Contra affair. The former Reagan White House aide at the heart of Arms-for-Hostages Scandal says he never carried out a single act without authorization6.
1981President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor, an Arizona judge to be the first female justice on the US Supreme7 Court. 1907Robert Heinlein, the science fiction writer, whose works include Stranger in a Strange Land, is born in Butler, Missouri. And 1940“Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends. Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends …” Musician Ringo Starr, the drummer in the rock band the Beatles is born Richard Starkey in Liverpool, England.
Today in History, July 7th. Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

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1 bombers 38202cf84a1722d1f7273ea32117f60d     
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟
参考例句：
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 conspiring 6ea0abd4b4aba2784a9aa29dd5b24fa0     
密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致
参考例句：
  • They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
  • John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。
3 assassinate tvjzL     
vt.暗杀，行刺，中伤
参考例句：
  • The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
  • A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。
4 lieutenant X3GyG     
n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员
参考例句：
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
5 testimony zpbwO     
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
  • The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
  • He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
6 authorization wOxyV     
n.授权，委任状
参考例句：
  • Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
  • You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。
7 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

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