Monday, June 15

Good morning!!!!!!

REMINDER - USE the blog from Tuesday, June 9 for links to review information. MORE LINKS ADDED TODAY!!!!!!

Use Friday, June 12 blog for answers to the Regents Review packet. 

TEST IS TOMORROW - 7:30 AM

Period 1 - Room 219

Period 5 - Room 220

Period 8 - Room 217


****REMINDER - RETURN YOUR TEXTBOOK TO ME IN ROOM 624. BE SURE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME IS IN IT!!!!!!


GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, June 12

Good morning!!

Answers to the Review packet

US History Review packet



If you cannot OPEN this, e-mail me - kmetcalf@northrockland.org - and I will e-mail you the answer packet.

Wednesday, June 10

Good morning!

Today we will finish looking at Nixon, Ford and Carter and begin examining Reagan, Bush, Clinton.

Reagan, Bush, Clinton power point

Today in History

1935

Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by "Bill W."

1942

The entire male population of the Czech village of Lidice was massacred in retaliation for the death of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.

1967

The Six-Day War between Israel and Syria, Egypt, and Jordan ended.

1978

Affirmed won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown.

2003

Ontario, Canada issued the first full same-sex marriage licenses in North America.

Tuesday, June 9

Good morning!



Power point - Nixon, Ford, Carter

Here are links great websites I've found to assist you with your US History Regents preparation:

Old Regents questions


Regents Review flash cards

Mr. Roberto's US History Regents Review site - GREAT MATERIAL

Complete Guide to US History Regents Review

US History Review - Terms in Spanish

JUST ADDED - Thanks Jandra!!!!   Supreme Court Ruling Quizlet

Wednesday, June 3

Good morning!

Today we will look at:

Dr. Martin Luther King - "I have a dream"

Assassination of President Kennedy - Zapruder Film

Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King - CBS News clip

Announcement of MLK's assassination by Robert Kennedy, campaining in Indianapolis, IN RFK on MLK's death

Assassination of Robert Kennedy - History Channel - RFK assassination

Today in History

1861

Stephen Douglas, known as the "Little Giant," U.S. politician, died. He and Abraham Lincoln had campaigned many times against one another.

1937

The Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII) married Wallis Simpson.

1965

Maj. Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, during the Gemini 4 mission.

1979

The world's worst oil spill occurred when an exploratory oil well, Ixtoc 1, blew out, spilling over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico.

1989

Chinese army troops head to Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations.

1989

Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini died.

Tuesday, June 2

Good morning!

Today we will work on the Key terms from Ch 30.

Today in History

1886

Grover Cleveland became the first U.S. president to get married in the White House.

1924

Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians.

1941

Baseball great, Lou Gehrig died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, a rare type of paralysis now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.

1953

Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1997

Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City.

2003

The European Space Agency launched the Mars Express probe. Contact with the lander Beagle 2 was lost in December.

Monday, June 1

Good morning!

We will continue studying Civil Rights today, from last week's power point.

Today in History

1792

Kentucky became the 15th state in the United States.

1796

Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States.

1938

The first issue of Action Comics, featuring Superman, was published.

1958

General Charles De Gaulle became the premier of France.

1968

Helen Keller, blind and deaf author-lecturer, died.

1980

Cable News Network (CNN) debuted.

2001

Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal wiped out most of the royal family before shooting himself.