Today's Highlight in History:
On Aug. 8, 1974, President Nixon announced he would resign following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal.
On this date:
In 1876, Thomas A. Edison received a patent for his mimeograph.
In 1942, six convicted Nazi saboteurs who'd landed in the U.S. were executed in Washington, D.C.; two others received life imprisonment.
In 1945, President Truman signed the United Nations Charter.
In 1945, the Soviet Union declared war against Japan during World War II.
In 1963, Britain's Great Train Robbery took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes.
In 1968, Richard M. Nixon was nominated for president at the Republican national convention in Miami Beach, Fla.
In 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew branded as "*ed lies" reports he had taken kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland, and vowed not to resign which he eventually did.
In 1978, the U.S. launched Pioneer Venus 2, which carried scientific probes to study the atmosphere of Venus.
In 1991, the slain bodies of former Iranian Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar and his chief of staff were found in Bakhtiar's residence outside Paris.
In 1994,Israel and Jordan opened the first road link between the two once-warring countries.
Ten years ago:President Clinton belittled Bob Dole's tax plan, vowing to oppose tax cuts that he said the country couldn't afford. Republican sources, meanwhile, said Dole was seriously considering choosing Jack Kemp for his running mate.
Five years ago: Former President Reagan's daughter Maureen died at age 60.Mohammad Khatami was sworn in for a second term as Iran's president.
One year ago:President Bush signed a bill to give billions in tax breaks to encourage homegrown energy production but acknowledged it wouldn't quickly reduce high gasoline prices or the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Iran resumed work at a uranium conversion facility after suspending nuclear work for nine months to avoid U.N. sanctions. Actress Barbara Bel Geddes died in Northeast Harbor, Maine, at age 82. Publisher John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony and Jet magazines, died in Chicago at age 87.
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每日格言
"It is the anonymous 'they,' the enigmatic 'they' who are in charge. Who is 'they'? I don't know. Nobody knows. Not even 'they' themselves." Joseph Heller, American author (1923-1999).
关键字:英文短信
生词表:
On Aug. 8, 1974, President Nixon announced he would resign following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal.
On this date:
In 1876, Thomas A. Edison received a patent for his mimeograph.
In 1942, six convicted Nazi saboteurs who'd landed in the U.S. were executed in Washington, D.C.; two others received life imprisonment.
In 1945, President Truman signed the United Nations Charter.
In 1945, the Soviet Union declared war against Japan during World War II.
In 1963, Britain's Great Train Robbery took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes.
In 1968, Richard M. Nixon was nominated for president at the Republican national convention in Miami Beach, Fla.
In 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew branded as "*ed lies" reports he had taken kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland, and vowed not to resign which he eventually did.
In 1978, the U.S. launched Pioneer Venus 2, which carried scientific probes to study the atmosphere of Venus.
In 1991, the slain bodies of former Iranian Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar and his chief of staff were found in Bakhtiar's residence outside Paris.
In 1994,Israel and Jordan opened the first road link between the two once-warring countries.
Ten years ago:President Clinton belittled Bob Dole's tax plan, vowing to oppose tax cuts that he said the country couldn't afford. Republican sources, meanwhile, said Dole was seriously considering choosing Jack Kemp for his running mate.
Five years ago: Former President Reagan's daughter Maureen died at age 60.Mohammad Khatami was sworn in for a second term as Iran's president.
One year ago:President Bush signed a bill to give billions in tax breaks to encourage homegrown energy production but acknowledged it wouldn't quickly reduce high gasoline prices or the nation's dependence on foreign oil. Iran resumed work at a uranium conversion facility after suspending nuclear work for nine months to avoid U.N. sanctions. Actress Barbara Bel Geddes died in Northeast Harbor, Maine, at age 82. Publisher John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony and Jet magazines, died in Chicago at age 87.
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每日格言
"It is the anonymous 'they,' the enigmatic 'they' who are in charge. Who is 'they'? I don't know. Nobody knows. Not even 'they' themselves." Joseph Heller, American author (1923-1999).
关键字:英文短信
生词表:
- edison [´edisn]
n.爱迪生 六级词汇 - robbery [´rɔbəri] n.抢劫(案)；盗取 四级词汇
- thieves [θi:vz] thief的复数 四级词汇
- republican [ri´pʌblikən] a.共和国的 n.共和论者 四级词汇
- eventually [i´ventʃuəli] ad.最后，终于 四级词汇
- jordan [´dʒɔ:dn] n.约旦 四级词汇
- considering [kən´sidəriŋ] prep.就...而论 四级词汇
- dependence [di´pendəns] n.信赖，依赖 六级词汇
- conversion [kən´və:ʃən] n.转化；变换；皈依 四级词汇
- chicago [ʃi´kɑ:gəu] n.芝加哥 四级词汇
- anonymous [ə´nɔniməs] a.不具名的；匿名的 六级词汇
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