Wednesday, April 6

Good morning!

P 1 & 8 - We will be discussing the power point following the completion of the film.

Period 2 - Assembly

Yankees lost their 5th straight opening day; tying franchise record (1934-38); Islanders clinch a playoff spot.

UCONN wins championship again in Division 1 women's basketball

Current Events

Cruz & Sanders win Wisconsin primaries. Next up - New York. John Kasich is opening a campaign headquarters in Clarkstown; expected to attend a Republican Party dinner at the Pearl River Hilton on Saturday.

Large numbers of students Opt-out of Common Core tests yesterday in NY; 57% of N. Rocklanders refuse the exams

Today in History

1830

Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.

1862

The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War began.

1896

First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.

1909

Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole.

1917

U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I.

1994

The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a plane crash.