February 24th, 1868 - In Washington, Andrew Johnson becomes the first American president to be impeached¹. The House of Representatives impeaches Johnson after he tries to fire secretary of war Edwin Stanton. Johnson is later acquitted² by a single vote in the Senate.

1920 - What becomes known as the Nazi Party holds its first major meeting in Munich, Germany. Under Adolf Hitler the Nazis³ later turn Germany into a dictatorship that brings WWII and the holocaust⁴.

1945 - American Forces liberate⁵ the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese control in the final months of WWII.

1981 - In London, Buckingham Palace announces Britain’s Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer are engaged. Their wedding takes place later that year. The couple separates then divorces in the following decade.

And 1999 -“Some girl, some girl are only about that thing, that thing…” Lauryn Hill wins 5 Grammies for her debut⁶ solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”. She sets a record for a female artist that has since been tied by Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Beyonce. 

Today in History, February 24th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.

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    

英[ɪmˈpi:tʃ]    美[ɪmˈpitʃ]    

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Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 

The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现    

英[əˈkwɪt]    美[əˈkwɪt]    

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The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。

Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义    

英[ˈnɑ:tsi]    美[ˈnɑtsi, ˈnæt-]    

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The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 

The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。

n.大破坏；大屠杀    

英[ˈhɒləkɔ:st]    美[ˈhɑ:ləkɔ:st]    

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The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。

Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由    

英[ˈlɪbəreɪt]    美[ˈlɪbəˌret]    

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They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。

This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

n.首次演出，初次露面    

英['deɪbju:]    美[deˈbju, ˈdeˌbju]    

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That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。

The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

音频来源：the Associated Press

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