历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-03-13

 March 13th,1852Uncle Sam, the iconic symbol of the United States debuts¹ as a cartoon character in the New York newspaper.

1925, in Tennessee, a law that prohibits the teaching of the theory of evolution takes effect. Months later the law is challenged in court in what becomes known as the Scopes Monkey Trial.

1996, In Dunblane, Scotland, a gunman opens fire on the class of kindergarten nurse at an elementary school. The gunman kills 16 children and the teacher before killing² himself.

And 1947, Why it's almost like being in lovein New York, the musical "Brigadoon" by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe opens on Broadway.

Today in history, Mar 13th, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press

1 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。

2 killing   

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。