Thursday, March 10

Good morning!

Today we will finish viewing America - Story of US - Cities and begin working on Ch 18.

Current Events
Corruption probes continue in Rockland; indictments expected to be announced next week

5 killed, 3 injured at back-yard B-B-Q shooting near Pittsburgh

Elevated lead levels found in water at Newark, NJ schools

Today in History

1785

Thomas Jefferson is appointed minister to France.

1848

Congress ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War.

1864

U. S. Grant became commander of the Union armies during the Civil War.

1876

The first telephone call ("Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.") was made by Alexander Graham Bell.

1969

James Earl Ray was sentenced in Memphis, Tennessee, to 99 years in prison for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., in April 1968.