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.