Wednesday, October 28

Good morning!

Tough one (and a late one) for Mets fans last night; Royals won 5-4 in 14 innings.  Game 2 tonight at 8 p.m.   DID YOU KNOW - Andy Grammer, who sang last night's National Anthem, graduated from Monroe-Woodbury HS!!

Period 1 - DBQ due Friday!

HOMEWORK (Per 1, 2, 8) - Ch 6, Read Sec 2 and answer question 2 & 3.

Republican Debate tonight on CNBC beginning at 8 p.m.  Ben Carson has replaced Donald Trump as the leader in the polls.

Today in History

1793

Eli Whitney applied for a patent for the cotton gin.

1886

The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. CLICK HERE to take a virtual tour of the Statue

1919

Congress passed the Volstead Act, or the National Prohibition Act, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.

1922

Benito Mussolini took control of the government of Italy.

1940

Italy invaded Greece during World War II.

1962

Nikita Khrushchev told the U.S. that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.