历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-03-13

 March 13th ,1852 - Uncle Sam, that 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 - in New York, the musical Brigadoon by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe opens on Broadway.

Today in history, March 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。