历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-04-19

 April 19th, 1995“From my office, the door right normal in it and there is nothing there any more, it's just, it's for me and these individuals, the building's gone.”In Oklahoma City, a truck bomb destroys the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The blast kills 168 people and wounds hundreds more. Timothy McVeigh is later convicted and executed for the bombing.

1775The American Revolution begins as colonial militias¹ in Massachusetts fight British troops at the Battles of Lexington and Concord².

2005Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is elected pope, taking the name of Benedict XVI. He becomes head of Roman Catholic Church, just weeks after the death of Pope John Paul II.

1993A fiery³ end to the 51-day siege of Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas. Flames consume the structure after federal agents begin smashing their way inside. Religious leader David Koresh and dozens of his followers⁴ die in the fire.

1956Oscar winning actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco and becomes Princess Grace.

2001“We can do it, oh, we can make our dreams come true...”

In New York, the Mel Brooks⁵ musical “The Producers” staring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick opens on Broadway.

Today in History, April 19th, Ed Donahue, the Associated Press.

1 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

2 concord   

n.和谐；协调

参考例句：

• These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
• His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。

3 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

4 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

5 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》