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January 7th, 1789The United States holds its first the first presidential election more than a decade after the declaration of independence. Americans both for elect tours who a month later choose George Washington to be the nation’s first President. 1999In Washington, an impeached1 American president goes on trial before the U.S. Senate for only the second time in history. Bill Clinton faced charges of perjury2 and obstruction3 of justice over the Monica Lewinski scandal. He is acquitted4 the following month.
1979Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, overthrowing5 the Khmer Rouge6 regime of Paul Pot. As many as 2 million Cambodians died under that regime which had turn the country into a vast slave labor7 camp. And 1989Japan’s Emperor Hirohito whose decades of rule included WWII and of Tokyo becoming an American allies dies at age 87. Today in History, January 7th, Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.
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1 impeached | |
v.控告(某人)犯罪( impeach的过去式和过去分词 );弹劾;对(某事物)怀疑;提出异议 | |
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2 perjury | |
n.伪证;伪证罪 | |
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3 obstruction | |
n.阻塞,堵塞;障碍物 | |
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4 acquitted | |
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(自己)作出某种表现 | |
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5 overthrowing | |
v.打倒,推翻( overthrow的现在分词 );使终止 | |
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6 rouge | |
n.胭脂,口红唇膏;v.(在…上)擦口红 | |
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7 labor | |
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦 | |
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