Thursday, February 18

Good morning!

Today - We will explore the Expansion of Industry and the Age of Railroads

Homework - Readings on Carnegie and Standard Oil

Current Events
Opinion - Should Apple have to unlock i-phone for gov't?

President Obama to visit Cuba, first sitting president in almost 90 years


Today in History

1546

Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, died.

1564

Michelangelo Buonarotti, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect, died.

1885

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published.

1930

Pluto, the ninth planet in the solar system, was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.

2001

FBI agent Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for Russia.

2001

Dale Earnhardt, Sr., died from injuries sustained at the Daytona 500.