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today's highlight in history: on this date: in 1793, eli whitney 1 for a patent for his cotton gin(轧棉机) (the patent was granted the following march). in 1886, the statue of liberty, a gift from the people of france, was 2 in new york harbor by president cleveland. in 1919, congress 3(制定,颁布) the volstead act, which provided for enforcement of 4, over president wilson's veto(否决权). in 1922, fascism(法西斯主义) came to italy as benito mussolini took control of the government. in 1936, president roosevelt rededicated the statue of liberty on its 50th anniversary. in 1940, italy invaded greece during world war two. in 1962, 5 leader nikita khrushchev informed the united states that he had ordered the 6(拆卸,分解) of soviet missile bases in cuba. in 1965, pope paul the sixth issued a decree(法令,判决) 7(赦免) jews of collective 8 for the crucifixion(十字架) of jesus christ. in 1980, president carter and republican presidential 9 ronald reagan faced off in a nationally broadcast, 90-minute debate in cleveland. ten years ago: in a surprise move, iraq said it was halting gasoline 10(定量供应) imposed earlier in response to global economic sanctions. five years ago: the atlanta braves defeated the cleveland indians, 1-0, to win the world series in game 6. the senate approved a gop package of spending 11 and tax reductions, 52-to-47. one year ago: five republican presidential hopefuls debated such issues as 12, health care and taxes in their second meeting in less than a week; once again, front-runner george w. bush was absent from the 13 in new hampshire. the house passed, 218-to-211, the last spending bill of the year, which president clinton said he would veto. 点击收听单词发音
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