历史上的今天-Today in History 2014-03-03
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2014年
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March 3rd 1991In Los Angeles, a scene caught on amateur video sparks an outcry in the United States. Police officials severely 1 beat black motorists Rodney King after he is stopped for speeding. The following year, the four white officers charged in the beating are acquitted 2 of almost all state charges. That triggers the LA riots which kill 55 people and cause a billion dollars in property damage.
1847Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone is born in Edinburg, Scotland.
1931"O say can you see"the Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem 3 of the United States.
1923Henry Luce and Britton Hadden begin publishing Time, America's first major weekly news magazine.
And 2005Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly around the world alone without stopping or refueling. "It's a tremendous sensation to be covering that much distance and that was the truly enjoyable part of the flight." The millionaire adventurer touches down in central Kansas after a 67-hour-journey spanning 23,000 miles.
Today in History, March 3rd, David Milandi, the Associated Press.
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现
- 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。