Today in History (Intermediate)

Chinese explorers in the “Western Oceans”, Gwendolyn Margaret Smith, and Martin Wong.

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Useful words
emperor: a person who rules over an empire
tenacious: someone who does not give up easily
Latinx: gender-neutral term used to describe people of Latin American cultural or ethnic identity in
the US.

These events are written in a simple way for intermediate learners of English. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.

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Political activists jailed, the vote for Dutch women, and Lopo do Nascimento is born.

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Useful words
conscription: when a government makes its people fight in a war
suffrage: the right to vote
abolish: to bring something to and end / to do away with something / to remove

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Argentinian independence, David Mandessi Diop is born, and gay rights in New Zealand.

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Useful words
warfare: activities involved in fighting a war
congress: a meeting of people who make important decisions about the running of a region or country
mindset: a person’s way of thinking or their opinions

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Faye Wattleton, language changes in Malaysia, and the death of Abdul Sattar Edhi.

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Useful words
midwife: a person trained to help women during the birth of a child
relic: something from the past which is now out of date
ascetic: simple, without expensive possessions or luxuries

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Isabelo de los Reyes, Margaret Walker, Sandra Day O’Connor and the Supreme Court.

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Useful words
socialist: relating to ‘socialism’; the economic and political system which gives the power to the workers
civilian: someone who isn’t a member of the armed forces or police

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Frida Kahlo, Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon, Caribbean countries demand reparations.

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Useful words
portrait: a painting, drawing or photograph of just a person’s face, or head and shoulders
to open the door for somebody/something: to make things easier for somebody or something
reparations: money and assistance that are given to make up for a wrong from the past

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The first independent republic in Spanish America, and Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon.

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Useful words
province: a particular region within a country or state
republic: a country or nation where the power is held by the people and those chosen to rule
campaigner: a person who publicly supports a particular cause

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Japan goes to space, a soccer title for Chile, and an artifact sells at auction.

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Useful words
title: being the winner in a sports competition
repatriate: to return something or someone to the country of origin

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Kagaku Murakami, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, and the Second Bosphorus Bridge is completed.

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Useful words
technique: the way of doing a particular task, especially in art
traditional: something that a group or people or society have done or believed for a long time without changing
suspension bridge: a type of bridge where the road is ‘suspended’, or ‘hanging’, from two towers

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The zeppelin’s first flight, Patrice Lumumba, and Big Momma Thornton’s “Hound Dog”.

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Useful words
airship: an aircraft with a large balloon filled with gas and powered by an engine (a ship in the air!)
independence: having freedom from outside control (the state of being independent)
original: the first form of something

These events are written in a simple way for Int learners of English. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.

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