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历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-05-04

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 May 4th, 1970. This summer I hear the drumming, four dead in Ohio.

A protest against the Vietnam War turns deadly at Kent University in Ohio. That’s where a national guardsman opens fire on anti-war students after the United States invades Cambodia. 4 students are killed, 9 others are wounded in the shootings, sparking further unrest on America’s campuses. 1979. Margaret Thatcher1 becomes Britain’s first female Prime Minister. That happens when the Conservative Party ousts2 the Labor3 Party from power in Parliamentary elections. “I will strive unceasingly to try to fulfill4 the trust and confidence that the British people have placed in me and the thing in which I believe.”
1886. In Chicago, a labor demonstration5 for an 8-hour work day turns into a riot when a bomb explodes at Haymarket Square. The violence kills 7 policemen and injures 60 others. 1961. During the Civil Rights Movement, a group of Freedom Riders leaves Washington D.C. for New Orleans. They face violence in the South as they challenge racial segregation6 on interstate buses and the bus terminals.
And 1927. The people who bring it the Oscars: the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is founded. Today in History, May 4th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

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1 thatcher ogQz6G     
n.茅屋匠
参考例句：
  • Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher. 汤姆 - 索亚和撒切尔法官同乘一条小艇。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
  • Mrs. Thatcher was almost crazed; and Aunt Polly, also. 撒切尔夫人几乎神经失常，还有波莉姨妈也是。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
2 ousts 74340437f1e5c8ae921d1630f4361b28     
驱逐( oust的第三人称单数 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺
参考例句：
3 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
4 fulfill Qhbxg     
vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意
参考例句：
  • If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
  • This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
5 demonstration 9waxo     
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
参考例句：
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
6 segregation SESys     
n.隔离，种族隔离
参考例句：
  • Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。
  • They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。

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