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历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-02-01

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 February 1st, 2003"Communication was lost with the space shuttle Columbia at 8:00 a.m. Central Time." For the second time in nearly two decades, a space shuttle mission ends in tragedy. Space shuttle Columbia breaks up during re-entry, killing1 all 7 crew members on board. President George W. Bush tells their grieving families: "You're not alone, our entire nation grieves with you, and those you loved will always have the respect and gratitude2 of this country." 1968, One of the most searing images of the Vietnam War caught by Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams, the police chief in South Vietnam's capital Saigon executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head during the Tet Offensive.

1979, Ending nearly 15 years in exile, Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini arrives in Tehran to a tumultuous welcome. He becomes the country's supreme3 leader as an Islamic fundamentalist regime replaces the deposed4 Shah of Iran.
And 1901, "There's one thing I do know is that I love you, Scarlett. In spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around us, I love you." Actor Clark Gable, the silver screen leading man, best-known for his role as Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind, is born in Ohio.
Today in History, February 1st, Carol Bradley, the Associated Press.

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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 gratitude p6wyS     
adj.感激，感谢
参考例句：
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
3 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
4 deposed 4c31bf6e65f0ee73c1198c7dbedfd519     
v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证
参考例句：
  • The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
  • The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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