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历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-06-15

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 June 15th, 1215.

In Runnymede, England, King John signs the Magna Carta, or "Great Charter1", granting liberties to his barons2. The document shapes concepts ofdemocracy and constitutional law around the world for centuries to come.
1904. In New York City, more than a thousand people die when fire erupts aboard the steamboat General Slocum in the East River.
1978. Jordan's King Hussein marries Lisa Halaby, a 26-year-old American who takes the name of Queen Noor.
1864. Arlington National Cemetery3 is established in Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signs an order creating the military burial ground during America's Civil War. And 1996.
“It was just one of those things…” Ella Fitzgerald, the jazz vocalist known as the First Lady of Song, dies in Beverly Hills, California. She was 79.
Today in History, June 15th. Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

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1 charter HrvzK     
n.特许状，执照，宪章；v.特许，发给特许执照
参考例句：
  • This new law amounts to a tax evader's charter.这项新法律简直成了为逃税者开的许可证。
  • We will charter a steamer to convey the goods.我们将租一艘船运送这批货物。
2 barons d288a7d0097bc7a8a6a4398b999b01f6     
男爵( baron的名词复数 )； 巨头； 大王； 大亨
参考例句：
  • The barons of Normandy had refused to countenance the enterprise officially. 诺曼底的贵族们拒绝正式赞助这桩买卖。
  • The barons took the oath which Stephen Langton prescribed. 男爵们照斯蒂芬？兰顿的指导宣了誓。
3 cemetery ur9z7     
n.坟墓，墓地，坟场
参考例句：
  • He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
  • His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

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