Monday, November 3

Good morning!

The Freedom Tower opens for business today!!!!
One World Trade Center opens today!

Tomorrow is Election Day - these elections are called "Mid-Term" Elections on the national level. Do you know why? There are also numerous state and local elections that you should follow.

In social studies today, we will begin Chapter 7.

Did you watch the High Wire walk last night on the Discovery Channel? If not, here is the link - High Wire Act

Today in History -

1813	American troops destroy the Indian village of Tallushatchee in the Mississippi Valley.
1921	Milk drivers on strike dump thousands of gallons of milk onto New York City's streets.
1957	The Soviet Union launches Sputnik II with the dog Laika, the first animal in space, aboard.
1964	For the first time residents of Washington, D.C., are allowed to vote in a presidential election.
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson is elected the 36th president of the United States.
1964	Robert Kennedy, brother of the slain president, is elected as a senator from New York.
1983	Jesse Jackson announces his candidacy for the office of president of the United States.
1986	The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports the US has secretly been selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of 7 American hostages being held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
1992	Arkansas Governor Bill (William Jefferson) Clinton is elected 42nd president of the United States.