历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-11-29
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2010年
November 29th, 1963President Lyndon B. Johnson names a commission to investigate President John F. Kennedy's assassination 1 in Dallas. The bipartisan panel， chaired by chief justice Earl Warren, becomes known as the Warren Commission. It later concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing 2 Kennedy and wounding Texas Governor John Connally. 1947The UN General Assembly passes a resolution calling for the British mandate 3 of Palestine to be partitioned between Jews and Arabs. Jewish leaders accept the plan, while Arab leaders do not. The state of Israel is created months later followed by the first Arab-Israeli war. 1929Navy Lieutenant 4 Commander Richard E. Byrd radios that he and his copilot have made the first airplane flight over the South Pole. 1981Actress Natalie Wood is found dead after a night of partying with husband Robert Wagner on the couple's yacht. “It looks like, was a drowning, she was fully 5 clothed, in a dress and a red jacket, and she was found just beneath the surface of the water.” Wood was 43. 1986"I am frightfully shy, but I’ve got an awful shot for you."Actor Cary Grant dies in Davenport, Iowa at the age of 82. And 2001,In Los Angeles, musician George Harrison, known as the “quiet Beatle”, dies after a battle with cancer. He was 58. Today in History, November 29th, Jon Belmar, the Associated Press.
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
- 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。
- The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
- The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。
- 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。