Friday, Feb 12

Good morning!

Today you will work on the Key People, Events and Ideas for Chapters 14 & 15

WIND CHILL WARNING THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to 2 famous people born in SAME YEAR! 1809 – Charles Darwin, English geologist and theorist (d. 1882)  AND Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, (d. 1865)

Enjoy your Mid-Winter Break!

Current Events
NYPD Officer found guilty of shooting an unarmed man

Tomorrow on CNN - Republican Presidential Debate - 9 p.m.

NYPD using cellphone trackers

Today in History

1733

Led by philanthropist James Edward Oglethorpe, the first English colonists arrived in Georgia, at the site of Savannah.

1818

Chile formally proclaimed its independence from Spain.

1870

The Utah Territory granted women the right to vote (revoked in 1887).

1909

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.

1973

The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war took place.

1999

The Senate voted to acquit President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

2010

The 2010 Winter Olympics opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The games got off to a tragic start when a luger from the Republic of Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, dies tragically in a crash during training run.