单词 | 第三十七 |
释义 | 〔Nebraska〕A state of the central United States in the Great Plains. It was admitted as the 37th state in 1867. The region became part of the United States through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and was made a separate territory by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Its present boundaries were established in 1861. Lincoln is the capital and Omaha the largest city. Population, 1,584,617.内布拉斯加州:大草原上美国中央的一个州。于1867年成为美国的第三十七州,该地区通过1803年的路易斯安那的购买成为美国的一部分,根据1854年的堪萨斯-内布拉斯加法案成为独立的领土。它的现在的边界定于1867年,林肯是其首府,奥马哈是最大城市。人口1,584,617〔Nixon〕The 37th President of the United States (1969-1974). Vice President (1953-1961) under Dwight D. Eisenhower, he lost the 1960 presidential election to John F. Kennedy. Elected President in 1968, he visited China (1972) and established détente with the U.S.S.R. Although he increased U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia, he was also responsible for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. troops. When Congress recommended three articles of impeachment for Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal, he resigned from office (August 9, 1974).尼克松,理查德·米尔豪斯:(生于 1913) 美国第三十七任总统(1969-1974年),在艾森豪·威尔执政时任副总统(1953-1961年),他在1960的总统选举中输给了约翰·F·肯尼迪,1968年为总统候选人,他访问了中国(1972年)并缓和了与苏联的关系。尽管他增加了美国在东南亚的军事介入,但他也对最终在美军从该地区的撤回中起主要作用。当国会因尼克松卷入水门事件丑闻交付三篇弹劾文章时,他辞去了总统职务(1974年8月9日) |
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