Thursday, March 26

Good morning!

Today we are  working on Chapter 19/20 - Causes/Events leading to "the Great War, later known as World War 1".

You will also be receiving a Regents Review packet. You should begin working on this over the break, as we are drawing nearer to the NYS Regents on June 16, 2015 at 7:30 a.m.

Enjoy your break!!!

Today in History

1827

Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died at age 56 in Vienna, Austria.

1945

The battle of Iwo Jima ended; about 22,000 Japanese troops were killed or captured in the fighting and more than 4,500 U.S. troops were killed.

1979

In a ceremony at the White House, President Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Begin of Israel signed a peace treaty ending 30 years of war between the two countries.

1982

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial took place in Washington, DC.

2000

Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.

Wednesday, March 25

Good morning!!

Today  you will  need a TEXTBOOK; you will be working on notes on Chapter 17 and 18. You can also use the power points on yesterday's blog.

Here is a video of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan a few years ago and how his family and town are preserving his memory - Dan Brown's Legacy - Weekend Today

Today in History

1634

Maryland was founded by settlers sent by the late Lord Baltimore.

1894

Jacob Sechler Coxey and his "army" of unemployed men began their march from Ohio to Washington, DC.

1911

A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New York City killed 145 workers.

1934

Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Georgia.

1965

The 25,000-person Alabama Freedom March to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks, led by Martin Luther King Jr., ended its journey from Selma on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.

Tuesday, March 24

Good morning!!!!

Today we will be studying the Progressive Era - Progressivism, as well as American Imperialism at the end of the 1800's -Imperialism

Today in History

1603

Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69 after ruling England for more than 40 years.

1882

Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.

1949

Laurence Olivier's Hamlet became the first British film to win an Oscar.

1958

Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. army for two years.

1989

In one of worst oil spills in recent history, the tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran aground and released 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound.

2002

Halle Berry became the first African-American actress to win a best actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African-American actor to get the best actor award.

Monday, March 23

Good morning!

Today we will work on the Key Terms for Chapter 18.

Today in History

1775

Patrick Henry declared "Give me liberty, or give me death."

1806

Lewis and Clark began their return journey east.

1983

U.S. President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative or “Star Wars.”

1998

The motion picture epic “Titanic” won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, tying it with “Ben-Hur” for the most ever.

2003

A U.S. Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq with 11 killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.

2010

President Barack Obama signed a health-care overhaul bill, called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, into law.

Thursday, March 19

Good morning!

Happy St. Joseph's Day (Celebrated by many Italians and Italian-Americans)!!!

Today we will view America - Story of US

Today in History

1920

The United States Senate voted down signing the Treaty of Versailles for the second time.

1931

Nevada state legislature legalized gambling.

1953

The Academy Awards were first televised.

2003

Operation Iraqi Freedom is launched with air strikes on Baghdad, the beginning of the war with Iraq (March 20 in Iraq).

Wednesday, March 18

Good morning!

You will need a textbook today - we will begin to work on the next Chapter (17).

Today in History

1766

After months of American protests, Britain repealed the Stamp Act.

1925

The most violent single tornado in U.S. history, the “Tri-State Tornado,” hit Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois, killing 689 people and injuring 13,000 others.

1963

The Supreme Court held in Gideon v. Wainwright that public defenders must be provided for indigent defendants in felony cases.

1990

The biggest art theft in U.S. history occurs at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The works, including pieces by Vermeer and Rembrandt, were never recovered.

2004

A small asteroid made the closest approach to Earth ever recorded, only about 26,500 miles away.

Tuesday, March 17

Good morning!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Today we will be studying the Wright Brothers and  you will have a reading to do regarding the Lynchings in the South that we studied yesterday.

Today in History

1762

The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City.

1776

British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.

1870

Wellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.

1942

Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.

2003

President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.

Monday, March 16

Good morning!

Today we will be looking at Chapter 16 (we have covered much of it through Chapters 13 - 15)

Here is the power point from class Life at the turn of the 20th century and a video of Child Labor at turn of the century Child Labor at beginning of 1900's

Today in History
1521

Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines.

1850

Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter was published.

1926

The first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched by Prof. Robert Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds.

1968

The My Lai massacre occurred in Vietnam.

1985

U.S. journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut; he was not released until December 4, 1991 after 2454 days in captivity.

1988

Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States for their role in the Iran-contra affair.

Thursday, March 12

Good morning!

I hope you enjoyed yesterday's beautiful weather!!! Be careful on your day off tomorrow - it will be Friday the 13th!!!

Today, you will be working on a Thematic Essay from the June 2007 Regents on Industrialization. Be sure to INCLUDE outside information (i.e America - Story of Us and/or some of the links I have used in class from the blog).

Today in History

1912

Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts.

1930

Mohandas Gandhi began his 200-mile march to protest the British salt tax.

1933

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the first of his nation-wide "fireside chats" on radio.

1947

President Truman established the "Truman Doctrine" to aid in the containment of Communism.

1993

Janet Reno was sworn in as the first female attorney general of the United States.

2002

The color-coded terror alert system was unveiled by Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge.

Wednesday, March 11

Good morning!

Quiz today on Chapter 15

Here are some links we will watch in class OR you can watch on your own time about the late 1800's - early 1900's

Building of Brooklyn Bridge - Brooklyn Bridge

Up the Hudson (1903) trip along Hudson River from Haverstraw Bay to Newbugh - Haverstraw to Newbugh, 1903

Oldest films of NYC - NYC in early 1900's

Elevated trains in NYC - NYC "El" and Old Penn Station

Today in History

1861

The Confederate States of America adopted its constitution.

1888

A torrential rainstorm hit the East Coast. The rain turned to snow the next day and it became the Blizzard of 1888, the most famous snowstorm in American history. It caused more than 400 deaths.

1930

William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to be buried in the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

1941

President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Bill.

1942

General Douglas MacArthur leaves the Philippines saying, "I shall return."

1993

Janet Reno won unanimous Senate confirmation to be the first female U.S. Attorney General.

2004

Over 200 people were killed and over 1,400 were injured when bombs exploded in Madrid train stations. Al-Qaeda took responsibility for the attacks.

2011

Japan is hit by an enormous earthquake that triggers a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country's north, about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. Cooling systems in one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station fail shortly after the earthquake, causing a nuclear crisis.

Tuesday, March 10

Good morning!

Today you will NEED A TEXTBOOK to work on notes from the past 2 days power points on Urbanization and the Politics of the Gilded Age.

Today in History

1785

Thomas Jefferson is appointed minister to France.

1848

Congress ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War.

1864

U. S. Grant became commander of the Union armies during the Civil War.

1876

The first telephone call ("Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.") was made by Alexander Graham Bell.

1948

The body of Jan Masaryk, Czechoslovakia's anti-Communist foreign minister was found. Officially a suicide, the real cause of death has never been proven.

1969

James Earl Ray was sentenced in Memphis, Tennessee, to 99 years in prison for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., in April 1968.

Monday, March 9

Good morning!

Today we will continue with the Urbanization of American cities, as well as Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Lives How the Other Half Lives pictorial power point and the need to improve health conditions for all. Please look back at the blog from Friday, March 6th for the 1st power point.

Good luck to all Spring Sports athletes!

Today in History
1841

The Supreme Court ruled that the Amistad slaves were free.

1862

The first battle between two ironclad ships, the Monitor (Union) and Merrimack (Confederate) occurred, revolutionizing naval warfare.

1933

The special session of Congress known as the "100 days" opened, launching FDR's New Deal.

1964

U.S. Supreme Court issued N.Y. Times v. Sullivan ruling.

1990

Dr. Antonia Novello was sworn in as both the first Hispanic and woman to be U.S. surgeon general.

Friday, March 6

Good morning!

Yesterday the oldest person in the world celebrated their 117th birthday - yes, born in 1899!!!

Today we will discuss the New Immigrants of the late 1800's and the Urbanization of America. Here is the link to the power point - New Immigration & Urbanization

Today in History

1836

The Alamo fell to Mexican forces.

1857

The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens.

1930

Clarence Birdseye started to sell prepackaged frozen food for the first time, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1981

Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," retired from the CBS Evening News and was replaced by Dan Rather.

***On this date in 1899; German company Bayer began selling a new drug called Asprin.***

Wednesday, March 4

Good morning!

Today you will work on Chapter 14 Section 1 & 2 Notes - you will need textbooks.

Today in History

1789

The Constitution of the United States went into effect.

1791

Vermont became the 14th state in the United States.

1861

Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as president.

1917

Jeannette Rankin took her seat as the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

1933

Frances Perkins, appointed Secretary of Labor, became first woman to serve in the Cabinet.

1994

Four Muslim fundamentalists were found guilty in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York.

1999

Retired Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun died in Arlington, Va., at age 90.

Monday, March 2

Good morning!!! If it's Monday, it's either a two-hour delay or a Snow Day!!

Today we will begin studying the Industrial Growth that took place in the US following Reconstruction. We will begin discussing the Captains of Industry. Here is the link to the power point I used in class Industry in America

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Today in History

1836

Texas declared its independence from Mexico.

1877

Rutherford B. Hayes was declared president by a U.S. electoral commission since the original result was too close to call. He was the only president elected this way.

1917

Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and Puerto Ricans gained American citizenship.

1933

King Kong, starring Fay Wray, premiered in New York City.

1949

Captain James Gallagher completed the first non-stop around the world flight. He completed the 23,452-mile journey in 94 hours, 1 minute.

1962

Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA-record 100 points in a basketball game against the New York Knicks  

2008

Dmitri A. Medvedev, a former aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin who has never held elected office, won the Russian presidential election in a landslide. Putin remained in a position of power, serving as Medvedev's prime minister.