Wednesday, November 12

Good morning!

Winter sports begin today (Hockey began on Monday)  - Good luck to all trying out!

We will continue to look at how the Regional Economies Create Differences in the US.

Today in History

1859		The first flying-trapeze circus act is performed by Jules Leotard at the Circus Napoleon.
1867		Mount Vesuvius erupts.
1923		Adolf Hitler is arrested for his attempted German coup.
1927		Canada is admitted to the League of Nations.
1938		Mexico agrees to compensate the United States for land seizures.
1944		U.S. fighters wipe out a Japanese convoy near Leyte, consisting of six destroyers, four transports and 8,000 troops.
1948		Hikedi Tojo, Japanese prime minister, and seven others are sentenced to hang by an international tribunal.
1968		The U.S. Supreme Court voids an Arkansas law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools.
1971		President Richard Nixon announces the withdrawal of about 45,000 U.S. troops from Vietnam
1997		Ramzi Yousef convicted of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
2003		Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (311 mph or 501 kph) for commercial railway systems.