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 April 7th 1994

 
Civil war erupts in Rwanda a day after its leader and the President of Burundi are killed in a mysterious plane crash. In the months that follow, hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis and Hutu intellectuals are slaughtered1 in the central African country.
 
 
 
1927
 
An audience in New York witnesses the first successful long-distance demonstration2 of television in the United States. They see Commerce Secretary and future President Herbert Hoover in images transmitted via telephone lines from Washington.
 
 
 
1947
 
Auto3 pioneer Henry Ford4, father of the Model T Car and the modern assembly line, dies in Dearborn, Michigan at age 83.
 
 
 
1949
 
"I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair and send him on his way." 
 
In New York, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific starring Mary Martin opens on Broadway.
 
 
 
And 1915
 
"For you I cry, for you, dear, only..."
 
Billie Holiday, Lady Day, one of the great jazz and blues5 singers of all time is born in Philadelphia.
 
 
 
Today in History, April 7th, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.

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1 slaughtered 59ed88f0d23c16f58790fb11c4a5055d     
v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 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。
3 auto ZOnyW     
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
参考例句：
  • Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
  • The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
4 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
5 blues blues     
n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐
参考例句：
  • She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
  • He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

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