Tuesday, February 2

Good morning!

Today is Groundhog Day - will the Ground hog see his shadow?

Homework - Period 1 - Reconstruction Essay; Period 2 & 8 - Ch 13 Sec 1 & 3 worksheet

Current Events

Ted Cruz wins Iowa Caucus on Republican side, Trump second, Rubio close behind; Clinton and Sanders in a virtual tie. Next up - New Hampshire next week.

Rockland County counts its homeless population

Zika virus is a World Health emergency

Today in History

1536	The Argentine city of Buenos Aires was founded.
1653	New Amsterdam - now New York City - was incorporated.
1848	The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, ending the Mexican War.

1876

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed.

1887

The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pa. to wait for the groundhog's shadow occurred.

1922

James Joyce's Ulysses was published.

1943

Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad.

1971

Idi Amin became dictator of Uganda.

1980

The Abscam scandal was revealed.

1990

South African President F. W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela.