Tuesday, December 8

Good morning!

Happy Hanukkah!

The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt.

Today in Class - We will go over the handout from class yesterday and last night's homework.

74 years ago today, President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Shortly after, Germany declared war on the US and we entered into World War II. FDR asks Congress to declare war

35 years ago tonight, John Lennon was shot and killed in NYC. The news was broken to much of the country by Howard Cosell late during a Monday Night Football game - Lennon killed

Giants Fans - there is still hope!!!!

Redskins        5-7
Eagles            5-7
Giants            5-7
Cowboys       4-8


Today in History

1886

The American Federation of Labor was founded at a convention of union leaders in Columbus, Ohio.

1941

Congress declared war on Japan and the U.S. entered World War II.

1949

Communist attacks forced the Chinese Nationalist government to flee to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).

1978

Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir died.

1980

John Lennon, former member of the Beatles, was shot and killed in New York City by a deranged fan.

1987

President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the first treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the two superpowers.

1993

President Bill Clinton signed The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law.