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Today's Highlight in History:
On May 23rd, 1960, Israel announced it had captured former Nazi¹ official Adolf Eichmann in Argentina. (Eichmann was tried in Israel, found guilty of crimes against humanity, and hanged in 1962.)
On this date:
In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English.

In 1533, the marriage of England's King Henry the Eighth to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.

In 1701, Captain William Kidd was hanged in London after he was convicted of piracy² and murder.

In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify³ the United States Constitution.

In 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary in World War One.

In 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death in a police ambush⁴ in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

In 1937, industrialist⁵ John D. Rockefeller died in Ormond Beach, Florida.

In 1940, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, the Pied Pipers and featured soloist⁶ Frank Sinatra recorded "I'll Never Smile Again" in New York for RCA.

In 1945, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler committed suicide while imprisoned⁷ in Luneburg, Germany.

In 1998, official returns showed two convincing "yes" votes for the Northern Ireland peace accord in British-linked Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Ten years ago: The Soviet⁸ Union unveiled an economic-reform program that included plans for a national referendum. Neil Bush, son of the president, denied any wrongdoing as a director of a failed Denver savings-and-loan in testimony⁹ before Congress.

Five years ago: The nine-story hulk of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was demolished¹⁰. That same day, James Nichols, whose brother and a friend were charged in the Oklahoma bombing, was released from federal custody¹¹.

One year ago: Social Democrat¹² Johannes Rau won election to Germany's largely ceremonial presidency¹³. Professional wrestler¹⁴ Owen Hart, also known as "The Blue Blazer," died when he fell 78 feet from a cable as he was being lowered into the ring at a World Wrestling Federation¹⁵ show in Kansas City, Missouri. "Rosetta," a Belgian film, won top honors at the 52nd annual Cannes Film Festival.

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1 Nazi
n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的
参考例句：
They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。 Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

2 piracy
n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害
参考例句：
The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。 They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

3 ratify
v.批准，认可，追认
参考例句：
The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。 The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

4 ambush
n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击
参考例句：
Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。 Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。

5 industrialist
n.工业家，实业家
参考例句：
The industrialist's son was kidnapped.这名实业家的儿子被绑架了。 Mr.Smith was a wealthy industrialist,but he was not satisfied with life.史密斯先生是位富有的企业家，可他对生活感到不满意。

6 soloist
n.独奏者，独唱者
参考例句：
The soloist brought the house down with encore for his impressive voice.这位独唱家以他那感人的歌声博得全场喝彩。 The soloist had never performed in London before.那位独唱者过去从未在伦敦演出过。

7 imprisoned
下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。 They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

8 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。

9 testimony
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。 He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

10 demolished
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
参考例句：
The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。 They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。

11 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
参考例句：
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

12 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

13 presidency
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句：
Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。 Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

14 wrestler
n.摔角选手，扭
参考例句：
The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。 The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。

15 federation
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。 Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

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