Wednesday, Feb 11

Good morning!

Chapter 12/13 Quiz today. When you are finished, please work on Chapter 12 Section 3 handout.

Today in History

1805

Lewis and Clark's Shoshone guide Sacajawea gave birth to a son, Jean Baptiste.

1809

Robert Fulton patented the steamboat.

1945

Yalta Agreement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during World War II.

1990

South African resistance leader, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison after more than 27 years.

2012

Pop star Whitney Houston died at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, the night before the annual Grammy Awards.