Monday, Nov 16

Good morning!       

Today - we will continue to work on your political cartoons.

Today is Burgess Meredith's 108 birthday. Here are two clips of his work:
Win     Training Montage
                          Burgess Meredith as the Penquin

Who is he? Well, he was born in Cleveland, but lived most of his adult life in Pomona, right near Burgess Meredith Park   Burgess Meredith Park, Pomona NY




Today in History

1864

General Sherman and his Northern troops began their "March to the sea" during the Civil War.

1907

Oklahoma became the 46th state.

1933

The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.

1973

President Nixon signed the bill authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

2004

President George W. Bush nominated Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.