历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-06-05

 June 5th, 1968“So, my thanks to all of you, and now it’s on to Chicago, and let’s win there.” In Los Angeles, Senator Robert F. Kennedy is fatally shot, after claiming victory in California's Democratic Presidential Primary. Reporter Andrew West is there. “Senator Kennedy has been shot, is that possible? Is that possible? It is possible...” Kennedy dies the following day. His convicted assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, ultimately receives life in prison .

1967,The Six-Day War breaks out between Israel and its Arab neighbors, reshaping the map of the Middle East. Fighting ends after Israel seizes control of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights.

1947,Birth of the Marshall Plan, the recovery aid program for Europe after World War Two. Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlines the program that later bears his name at Harvard University in Massachusetts. “Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine¹ but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos².”

1981,The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports the first recognized cases of the disease that eventually becomes known as AIDS.

And 2004,“We made the city stronger. We made the city freer. And we left in good hands.” Former President Ronald Reagan dies in Los Angeles at age 93, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Today in History, June 5nd, Camille Bohannon, the Associated Press.

1 doctrine   

n.教义；主义；学说

参考例句：

• He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.他不得不宣扬他的教义。
• The council met to consider changes to doctrine.宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。