历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-07-03
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：历史上的今天-2011年
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July 3rd, 1863In Pennsylvania, the battle of Gettysburg ends during American Civil War. Union forces win a major victory, as Confederate forces retreat after 3 days of fighting, the war’s bloodiest 1.
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A key moment during the American Revolution: General George Washington takes command of the Continental 2 Army in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1988The USS Vincennes mistakenly shoots down an Iranian jetliner over the Persian Gulf 3. All 290 people aboard are killed. United States later agrees to pay nearly 62 million dollars in compensation . 1962Algeria gains independence from French rule after nearly a decade of fighting in the North African country.Also that same year, Show me the money! Jerry'd better show me the money. Actor Tom Cruise is born in Syracuse, New York. Among his movie roles, Risky 4 Business, Top Gun, Rain man, Jerry Maguire and the Mission Imposible series.
And in 1971 Come on baby light my fire,try to set the night on fire.
Rock singer Jim Morrison of the Doors dies in Paris. Morrison, an icon 5 of the 60s counterculture was 27.
Today in history, July 3rd. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
1 bloodiest
adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的
- The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
- It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网
2 continental
adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
3 gulf
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。