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历史上的今天-Today in History 2013-01-12

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 January 12th 1991. Just days before UN deadline, Congress authorizes1 President George H.W. Bush to use force to expel Iraq form Kuwait. “The action taken by the United States Congress today is a very important step in hopefully getting Saddam Hussein to realize what he is up against.” Days later an American-led coalition2 launches operation Desert Storm which drives Saddam Hussein’s troops from Kuwait.

1945. In the final months of World War II, Soviet3 forces begin a huge offensive against Nazi4 Germany in Eastern Europe.
1932. Hattie Caraway of Arkansa becomes the first woman elected to the US Senate. Caraway wins the special election to fill the last few months for her late husband’s term.
1976. In Britain, mystery writer Agatha Christie whose works include “Murder on the Oriental Express”, dies at age 85.
And 1971. "All in the family" premieres on CBS. The sitcom5 breaks new ground in depicting6 serious topics on TV, becoming wildly popular.
Today in history, January 12th. Sandy Kozel. The Associated Press.

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1 authorizes 716083de28a1fe3e0ba0233e695bce8c     
授权，批准，委托( authorize的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The dictionary authorizes the two spellings 'traveler' and 'traveller'. 字典裁定traveler和traveller两种拼法都对。
  • The dictionary authorizes the two spellings "honor" and "honour.". 字典裁定 honor 及 honour 两种拼法均可。
2 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
3 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。
4 Nazi BjXyF     
n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的
参考例句：
  • They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
  • Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
5 sitcom 9iMzBQ     
n.情景喜剧，（广播、电视的）系列幽默剧
参考例句：
  • This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.这部连续剧是同香港电视台联合制作的。
  • I heard that a new sitcom is coming out next season.我听说下一季会推出一个新的情境喜剧。
6 depicting eaa7ce0ad4790aefd480461532dd76e4     
描绘，描画( depict的现在分词 )； 描述
参考例句：
  • a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
  • The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。

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