Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Wednesday, Jan 6

Good morning!

We will continue to study the causes of the American Civil War.

Current Events

N. Korea says it has detonated its' first Hydrogen Bomb

President Obama's Gun Check plan - what it means

***Break up the Knicks!!!! They won their 17th game of the season last night, matching the total of last season!!!!!


Today in History
***On this date in 1980, Rappers Delight - Rappers Delight - Sugar Hill Gang - broke into the Top 40 Songs in the United States -  While it was not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world.***

1540

King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves.

1759

1838

Samuel Morse gave the first public demonstration of the telegraph.

1912

New Mexico became the 47th state in the United States.

1919

Former president Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, N.Y.

1987

University of California astronomers first witnessed the birth of a galaxy that contained 1 billion stars.

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