Tuesday, March 8

Good morning!

Today we will continue to examine life in the cities in the late 1800's. (Period 2 - you have a quiz)

Homework - Complete the reading/questions on W.E.B. DuBois (handout)

Current Events
4 more state primaries today; the big one is Michigan

Solar eclipse to begin on March 9th and end on March 8th - I'm not kidding!

10-year-old Spring Valley girl goes missing from her bus stop yesterday - still no sign of her.

Today in History

1782

A peaceful settlement of Delaware Indians were massacred by militia at Gnadenhutten in Ohio.

1917

Russia's February Revolution, which eventually led to the overthrow the Czarist government, began.

1948

The Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution.

1950

The Soviet Union claimed to be in possession of the atomic bomb.

1965

First U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam.

1983

President Reagan called the USSR an "Evil Empire."

1999

Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died.