历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-09-09

 September 9th, 1971Inmates seize control of the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. After a four-day siege, police and guard storm the maximum security prison near Buffalo². The ordeal³ leads 32 inmates¹ and 11 prison employees dead with hundreds more wounded.

1976Mao Zedong, founding leader of Communist China, dies in Beijing at age 82 after years of tumultuous and autocratic rule .

Under Mao’s successors, China embraces free market reforms, becoming one of the world’s fastest growing economies.

1956 You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog. Cryin’ all the time.

A milestone⁴ in early rock’ n ’roll, Elvis Presley makes the first of three celebrated⁵ TV appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show on CBS.

And 1941,Otis Redding, the soul singer and songwriter is born in Dawson, Georgia. Among his songs, “Respect”, best known as a hit for Aretha Franklin, “Try a Little Tenderness” and “Sittin’ On the Rock of the Bay”.

Today in history, September 9th, Carload Bradley, the Associate Press.

1 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

3 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

4 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

5 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。