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.