历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-05-21
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2011年
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May 21st, 1927He made it. Charles Lindbergh, Lucky Lindy they call him. Aviator 1 Charles Lindbergh completes the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He lands near Paris in the Spirit of St.Louis some 33 hours after taking off from New York's Long Island.
1924In Chicago, two wealthy university students Nathan Leopold Junior and Richard Loeb kidnap and murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in what they call a thrill killing 2. Leopold and Loeb who plead guilty to the crime -get life in prison instead of the death penalty after lawyer Clarence Darrow defends them at their trial.
1881Clara Barton founds the American Red Cross serving as the first president to the US branch of the worldwide humanitarian 3 agency.
1999Thank you so very much,I truely never believe that this would happen.
After 18 fail tries in a row, Susan Lucci --star of the ABC's soap opera All My Children--finally wins a Daytime Emmy for Best Actress.
And 1959 In New York ,the musical Gypsy --starring Ethel Merman opens on Broadway.
Today in History,May 21st,Sandy Kozel the Associated Press.
n.飞行家，飞行员
- The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
- Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。