Wednesday, December 17

Good morning!! We will continue to watch Part 1 of Gone With the Wind. I am glad so many of you are finding it interesting.  Here is a You tube clip of it's premier 75 years ago this week - Gone with the Wind premieres in Atlanta, Ga

Here is an article on the RACISM against the BLACK stars of the film - Black Stars cannot attend Atlanta Premiere of Gone With the Wind due to Jim Crow laws

25 Years ago today, The Simpsons began on Fox.

Today in History

1777

France recognized American independence.

1903

Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight in a heavier-than-air plane at Kitty Hawk, N.C.

1944

The U.S. Army announced the end of its policy of holding Japanese-Americans in internment camps, allowing "evacuees" to return home.

1969

The U.S. Air Force ended its "Project Blue Book" and concluded that there was no evidence of extraterrestrial activity behind UFO sightings.

1992

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by U.S., Canada, and Mexico.