历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-01-15

 January 15th, 1929Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta. King's non-violent campaign to end legal segregation¹ of African-Americans in the south included the march on Washington. "I have a dream, my 4 little children one day lived in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character, I have a dream today!"1973. President Richard Nixon suspends all US offensive action in Vietnam, citing progress at the peace talks in Paris. That's where a peace agreement is signed days later, paving the way for the withdrawal² of US troops from Vietnam.

1559. England's Queen Elizabeth I whose country roles on the world's stage during her long rule is crowned in London's Westminster Abbey. 1943. Work is completed on the Pentagon, home of the Defense³ Department and one of the world's largest office buildings. And 1967. The first Super Bowl takes place in Los Angeles, with the Green Bay Packer beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 10.

Today in History, January 15th, Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.

1 segregation   

n.隔离，种族隔离

参考例句：

• Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960s.在60年代初，许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题。
• They were tired to death of segregation and of being kicked around.他们十分厌恶种族隔离和总是被人踢来踢去。

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。