历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-04-19
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2011年
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April 19th, 1995 - From my office, the door right normal lander and there's nothing in there any more.It's just ..the building's gone. In Oklahoma City, a truck-bomb destroys the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building. The blast kills 168 people and wounds hundreds more. Timothy McVeigh is later convicted and executed for the bombing.
1775 - The American Revolution begins, as colonial militias 1 in Massachusetts fight British troops at the Battles of Lexington and Concord 2. 2005 - Cardinal 3 Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is elected Pope, taking the name of Benedict XVI. He becomes head of a Roman Catholic Church just weeks after the death of Pope John Paul II.
1993 - A fire into the 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas. Flames consume the structure after Federal agents begin smash their way inside. Religious leader David Koresh and dozens of his followers 4 die in the fire.
1956 - Oscar winning actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco and becomes Princess Grace.
And 2001 - We can do it, We can do it, We can make our dreams come true.
In New York, the Mel Brooks 5 musical “The Producers” starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick opens on Broadway.
Today in History, April 19th, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press
n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )
- The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
n.和谐；协调
- These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
- His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。
n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的
- This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
- The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。
追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。