历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-05-19

 May 19th, 1962"To you, happy birthday Mr. President."Actress Marilyn Monroe performs a sultry rendition of Happy Birthday for President John F. Kennedy. It happens during a Democratic Party fund-raiser at New York's Madison Square Garden while Kennedy is guest of honor.

1925"To resort to any means necessary to bring about justice where the government can't give them justice."Malcolm X, the black militant¹ leader during America's chaotic² 1960s is born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska.

1994In New York, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies at age 64. Her years in the White House which she later dubbed³ Camelot ended in tragedy when her husband was assassinated⁴ in Dallas.

1992A shooting on New York's Long Island that draws tabloid⁵ headlines across America. 17-year-old Amy Fisher shoots and seriously wounds Mary Jo Buttafuoco, wife of Fisher's lover Joey Buttafuoco. Fisher later serves 7 years in prison for the shooting which Buttafuoco survives.

And 1945Pete Townshend, guitarist and songwriter with the British rock group “The Who” is born in London. (The melody is their song -- Who Are You)Today in History, May 19th, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

3 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

5 tabloid   

adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘

参考例句：

• He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
• He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。