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历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-03-15

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 March 15, 44BC, the ides of March in Ancient Rome, that’s when Dictator Julius Caesar is assassinated1 by a group of nobles included Brutus and Cassius.

1965, in Washington, President Lyndon Johnson urges Congress to pass an effective voting rights bill. He adopts the anthem2 of the civil rights movement when he tells law makers3: "And we shall overcome!" Months later, Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law, enabling blacks in the south to exercise their rights to vote.
2005, In New York, former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers is convicted of engineering the largest corporate4 fraud in US history, he is later sentenced to 25 years behind bars. 1964, “I said, get over there and answer that door.” “All right. Whatever love wants.”
Actress Elizabeth Taylor marries actor Richard Burton in Montreal, Canada. The tumultuous pair stayed together for more than a decade. And 1956,I could have danced all night. I could have danced all nightIn New York, the musical "My Fair Lady" starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews opened on Broadway.
Today in history, Mar 15th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press

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1 assassinated 0c3415de7f33014bd40a19b41ce568df     
v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏
参考例句：
  • The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
  • Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句
2 anthem vMRyj     
n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌
参考例句：
  • All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
  • As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。
3 makers 22a4efff03ac42c1785d09a48313d352     
n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
参考例句：
  • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
  • The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

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