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历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-01-09

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 “But as President, I must put the interests of America first.”

January 9th, 1913President Richard Nixon is born in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon oversaw1 Cold War day time for the Soviet2 Union and China while winding3 down the Vietnam War. But he became the only president to ever resign facing likely impeachment4 over the Watergate scandal.
1972Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, speaking by phone from the Bahamas to reporters in Hollywood, says a purported5 biography of him is a fake.
1968“Surveyor Seven”, American’s last unmanned probe the moon lands on the lunar surface. The following year Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin make history is the first humans to set foot on the moon.
And 2006“The Phantom6 of the Opera is there, inside my mind.”
In New York, “The Phantom of the Opera” leaps past “Cat” to become the longest-running show in Broadway history.
Today in History, January 9th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

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1 oversaw 1175bee226edb4f0a38466d02f3baa27     
v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )
参考例句：
  • He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
  • Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网
2 Soviet Sw9wR     
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
  • Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
  • Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
3 winding Ue7z09     
n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈
参考例句：
  • A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
  • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
4 impeachment fqSzd5     
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
  • Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
  • The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。
5 purported 31d1b921ac500fde8e1c5f9c5ed88fe1     
adj.传说的，谣传的v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • the scene of the purported crime 传闻中的罪案发生地点
  • The film purported to represent the lives of ordinary people. 这部影片声称旨在表现普通人的生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 phantom T36zQ     
n.幻影，虚位，幽灵；adj.错觉的，幻影的，幽灵的
参考例句：
  • I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她，好像她是一个幽灵。
  • He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名无实的国王。

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