Wednesday, Nov 18

Good morning!!!

Today we will display your Political Cartoons and slides and determine whose work we will use for our DBQ.

BREAKING NEWS

2 Dead in Paris Raids; 7 arrested - New York Times

Today in History

1820

Captain Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica.

1883

Standard time began in the United States.

1886

Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States (1881–1885), died in New York at 56.

1928

Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie.Steamboat Willie clip here

1976

Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.

1978

Jim Jones, a U.S. pastor, led 914 of his followers to their deaths at Jonestown, Guyana, by drinking a cyanide-laced fruit drink. Cult members who refused to swallow the drink were shot.  Biography - Jim Jones

2003

The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the right to same sex marriage was guaranteed by the state constitution.

2004

The UN Security Council held a two-day session in Nairobi. This was the first time it had convened outside of New York headquarters.