历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-04-30

 April 30th 1945Nazi Germany's dictator Aldof Hitler commits suicide during the last days of the World War II in Europe. Hitler and Eva Braun ,his long-time mistress and wife of one day, take their own lives as Soviet¹ troops approaches bunker in Berlin.

1975the Vietnam War ends as south Vietnam's capital of Saigon  falls northeast forces. Reporter Jeorge Asper is on the scene.

Vietnam is unified² by communist rule and Saigon  is renamed Ho Chi Minh City.

1789in New York, George Washington takes the oath of office as the first president of the United States.

1803the United States doubles in size buying the Louisianna territory from France for about 15 million dollars.

And 1933Willie Nelson , country music singer and song writer,is born in Fort Worth,Texas.

Today in history April 30th,Ross Simpson, the associated press.

1 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

2 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。