Thursday, September 24

Good morning!

US History Pre-test today.

Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame catcher for the NY Yankees, died yesterday at 90. Here is a wonderful story about him - even if you are not a baseball fan, you will enjoy - Berra passes away at 90

Today in History

1789

Congress passed the First Judiciary Act which provided for a U.S. attorney general and the Supreme Court.

1957

The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field.

1960

The Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched.

1991

Children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, died at age 87.

1996

The United States and the world's other major nuclear powers signed a treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.