Wednesday, January 20

Good morning!!

Today we will explore the Civil War.

Current Events

Senior Night tonight for the Girls' Basketball ball team at 5:45 - home vs. Cl North

Did you hear about the West Virginia school superintendent who cancelled school yesterday with this phone call?

Michigan Gov apologizes over water crisis - Pres Obama to meet with Flint Mayor today too


Today in History

1801

John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

1841

As a result of the First Opium War, Hong Kong was ceded to the British.

1942

The Nazis formulated their "Final Solution" regarding the Jews at the Wannsee Conference.

1964

The Beatles released their first album in the United States, Meet the Beatles.

1981

52 American hostages seized from the American Embassy in Tehran were released after 444 days in captivity.

1981

President Reagan became the oldest president to take office (69 years and 349 days).

1986

Martin Luther King, Jr., day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.

2009

Hundreds of thousands of people watched in front of the Capitol as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are sworn into office. Obama makes history as the first African-American U.S. president.