Tuesday, March 15

Good morning!

Be ware the ides of March!!! (The ides of March is a day on the Roman calendar that corresponds to March 15th.. It was marked by several religious observances and became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC

We will continue to study the end of the 1800's (Spanish American War; American imperialism)/
Current Events

Brink's scholarships available; deadline April 15th

5 states holding primaries today

Today in History

44 B.C.

On the “Ides of March,” Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the senate house by a group of conspirators led by Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus.

1493

Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first visit to the Western Hemisphere.

1820

Maine became the 23rd state.

1937

The first hospital blood bank in the United States was established, in Chicago, at Cook County Hospital.

1965

President Lyndon Johnson asked Congress for legislation guaranteeing every American the right to vote.

2004

Scientists reported the discovery of Sedna, the most distant object in the solar system.