Monday, December 15

Good morning!

75 years ago TODAY, the movie "Gone with the Wind" opened in theatres. (You will some of it this week in class)

Today we will examine the impact of: a) the new technology (telegraph, steel plow, railroads), b) Westward Movement (trails, Mexican-American War, Gold Rush).

Today in History:

1791

The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia's ratification of it.

1890

Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull was killed by Native American police.

1939

The movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.

1944

Band leader Glenn Miller disappeared in a plane crash over the English Channel.

1961

Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.

1966

Animated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney died in Los Angeles.