Thursday, February 25, 2016

Thursday, Feb 25

Good morning!

We will continue viewing Gangs of NY.

Congratulations to the NRHS Hockey team - beating #3 seed Clarkstown last night, 4-1. Next up - Suffern.

Girls basketball team plays tonight at 6:30 at the County Center in a Section 1 semifinal vs. John Jay

Current Events
Apple looking to make it harder to hack Iphones

Republican debate tonight at 9 p.m. on CNN - down to 5 candidates - Trump, Rubio, Cruz, Kasich, Carson

Today in History

1836

Samuel Colt patented the first revolving barrel multishot firearm.

1870

Hiram Revels became the first black United States senator, taking over the term of Jefferson Davis.

1901

J.P. Morgan formed U.S. Steel Corporation, the first billion-dollar corporation in the world.

1948

Communists took control of the government in Czechoslovakia.

1964

Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first time by knocking out Sonny Liston in Miami Beach.

1983

Tennessee Williams, American playwright, died.

1986

President Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines; Corazon Aquino took over the office.

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