1. Recalling the unimaginable hell of D-Day suffering, President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the against-all-odds Allied landings that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France and turned the tide of history. Obama joined other world leaders in Franc

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Saturday marks the 69th anniversary of the issuing of the Potsdam Proclamation. The Potsdam Proclamation was issued on July 26, 1945 by the United States, Britain and China. It called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces after Nazi Germany

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By the time Anne turned fifteen, the families had been in hiding for almost two yearsmore than 650 days. It was June 1944. The war was drawing to a close. Italy, once an ally of Germany, had surrendered. The Allied forces were freeing France. On a ma

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December 16th, 1773The Boston Tea Party takes place more than a year before the revolutionary war breaks out. American colonists board British ship to protest tea taxes and dump hundreds of chests of tea over board. 1944World War IIs battle of the Bu

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December 11th, 1936Britains King Edward the VIII becomes the first and only monarch to voluntarily give up his countrys throne . Edward abdicates in order to marry an American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson and he takes the title of the Duke of Win

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October 15th, 1946In Nuremburg, Germany, former Nazi Air Force Chief Hermann Goering commits suicide behind bars. Goering takes poison just hours before his scheduled execution as a convicted war criminal for his role during World War II. 1917During

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September 12th, 2001It's the day after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that killed thousands of Americans. In New York, stunned rescue workers search for bodies in the smoking rubble of the World Trade Center. And in Washington, Pres

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October 15th, 1946In Nuremburg, Germany, former Nazi Air Force Chief Hermann Goering commits suicide behind bars . Goering takes poison just hours before his scheduled execution as convicted war criminal for his role during War World II. 1917During W

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September 12th, 2001It's the day after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that killed thousands of Americans. In New York, stunned rescue workers search for bodies in the smoking rubble of the World Trade Center. And in Washington, Pres

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December 16th, 1773The Boston Tea Party takes place more than a year before the revolutionary war breaks out. American colonists board British ship to protest tea taxes and dump hundreds of chests of tea over board. 1944World War IIs battle of the Bu

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December 16th, 1773The Boston Tea Party takes place more than a year before the revolutionary war breaks out. American colonists board British ship to protest tea taxes and dump hundreds of chests of tea over board. 1944World War IIs battle of the Bu

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December 11, 1936Britains King Edward the VIII becomes the first and only monarch to voluntarily give up his countrys throne . Edward abdicates in order to marry an American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson and he takes the title of the Duke of Winds

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September 12th, 2001It's the day after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that killed thousands of Americans. In New York, stunned rescue workers search for bodies in the smoking rubble of the World Trade Center. And in Washington, Pres

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May 2nd, 1945The end is near for WWII in Europe. The Soviet Union announces the fall of Nazi Germany's capital, Berlin. And the Allies announce the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria. 1519,Leonardo Da Vinci, the Italian Renaissanc

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September 29th, 1938, Europes major powers agree to let Nazi Germany annex Czechoslovaks Sudetenland region. The next day British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain says the pact signed in the Germany city of Munich means peace for our time. As symbo

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September 29th, 1938, Europes major powers agree to let Nazi Germany annex Czechoslovaks Sudetenland region. The next day British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain says the pact signed in the Germany city of Munich means peace for our time. As symbo

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September 12th, 2001It's the day after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that killed thousands of Americans. In New York, stunned rescue workers search for bodies in the smoking rubble of the World Trade Center. And in Washington, Pres

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Nancy Wake 南希 saboteur and special agent, died on August 7th, aged 98 南希?威克,二战间功勋卓越的英国间谍特工,8月7日去世,享年98岁。 CONVIVIAL, and not averse to a drink, Nancy Wake could often be found cheering up a

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讲解: Today's key word is Amber. Amber 琥珀 Amber is fossilized (变成化石)tree resin(树脂), which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty。Here is an example: Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday? 你过生日

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He goes on The Ukrainians will come up to us, smiling, filled with joy. 他继续写道:乌克兰人带着微笑走向我们,他们十分喜悦。 The women will bring us bread and honey. 妇女送我们面包和蜂蜜。 They saw us as their lib

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