Tuesday, Jan 5

Good morning!!

 I apologize if you received an "e-mail" from me yesterday; my e-mail account was hacked and that was SPAM.

The last time it was this cold was February 24, 2015.

We will begin studying the Causes and Effects of the Civil War.

Homework - Read pp 310- 317; answer question #3

Current Events

President Obama to issue Executive Order on Gun Checks

Today in History

1896

A German newspaper reported German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays.

1914

Henry Ford introduced the $5-a-day minimum wage.

1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman governor of a state (Wyoming).

1972

President Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.

2000

INS Commissioner Doris Meissner ruled that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez must be returned to Cuba.