Wednesday, Jan 7

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Homework - Chapter 9, Sec 3 - answer questions 2 & 3


Today in History
1807   Responding to Napoleon Bonaparte's attempted blockade of the British Isles, the British blockade Continental Europe. 
1865   Cheyenne and Sioux warriors attack Julesburg, Colo., in retaliation for the Sand Creek Massacre. 
1901   New York stock exchange trading exceeds two million shares for the first time in history. 
 1934   Six thousand pastors in Berlin defy the Nazis insisting that they will not be silenced. 
1944   The U.S. Air Force announces the production of the first jet-fighter, Bell P-59 Airacomet. 
 1955   Marian Anderson becomes the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House. 
1980   US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation providing $1.5 billion in loans to salvage Chrysler Corporation. 
1990   Safety concerns over structural problems force the Leaning Tower of Pisa to be closed to the public. 
 1999   The impeachment trial of US President Bill Clinton opens in the US Senate. - See more at: