Thursday, May 26

Good morning!

Take time over the long weekend to remember the soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom

Today we will take the June 2012 US History Regents

Homework - Reminder - Ch 31 & 32 Key Terms are due on June 1st; YOU SHOULD ALSO BE WORKING ON REGENTS REVIEW PACKET!!!!!

Congrats to the softball team on advancing; Congrats to the baseball team on a great season!
Good Luck to Girls Lax!!!

Sharks advance to their 1st Stanley Cup; Cavs demolish Raptors

Current Events
Legoland to build in Goshen

Annual watchfires lit this weekend in Rockland for soldiers who didn't return home

Today in History

1521

Martin Luther's writings were banned by the Edict of Worms.

1868

President Andrew Johnson avoided conviction for impeachment charges of "high crimes and misdemeanors" by one vote.

1940

Allied troops began the massive naval evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, France, during World War II.

1959

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Harvey Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves before losing, 1–0, in the 13th.

1977

George Willig, "the human fly," scaled the World Trade Center in New York City by attaching himself to the window washer mechanism and walking straight up until falling into police custody when he reached the top. It took Willig three and a half hours to make the climb, and $1.10 in fines—a penny per floor.

1978

The first legal casino to be operated in the United States outside of Nevada was opened in Atlantic City.

2003

Rwandans voted to approve a new constitution that instituted a balance of power between Hutu and Tutsi.

2011

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general responsible for the massacre of over 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995, is found and arrested in Lazarevo, a farming town north of Belgrade, Serbia.

Wednesday, May 25

Good morning!

Today we will work on Key Terms for the 1960s.

Did you know ........ On this date in 1977, Star Wars was released in movie theaters.

Good luck to the N. Rockland sports teams today!!!!

Trump won the State of Washington primary last night - he is now 33 votes away from locking up the Republican nomination.

Current Events
OKC is 1 game away from knocking out the Warriors

Sorry, there's nothing magical about breakfast

Today in History

1787

The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.

1925

John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

1935

American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over an hour.

1965

Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round, after 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight title.

1968

The Gateway Arch was dedicated in St. Louis.

1979

The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing over 270 people.

Tuesday, May 24

Good morning!!!!
Today we will work on a Thematic Essay from the June 2013 Regents, which will use your work from yesterday's Cold War power point. This will be graded.

Current Events
Platzl Brauhaus transformed into summer camp

Moving on in Vietnam, but remembering its lessons

Today in History

1844

Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, "What hath God wrought?"

1883

The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic.

1899

W.T. McCullough of Boston, Mass., opened the first public garage. One could rent space for selling, storing and repairing vehicles.

1935

Major League Baseball’s first night game was played under the lights at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the hometown Reds defeated Philadelphia, 2–1.

1958

The United Press and the International News Service merged to form United Press International (UPI).

1976

The British and French Concordes made their first commercial flights.

2000

Israeli troops pulled out of Lebanon after 18 consecutive years of occupation.

2001

Vermont senator James Jeffords quit the Republican Party and became an Independent, giving Democrats control of the Senate.

Monday, May 23

Good morning!!!!

Cold War Power point

HW - Finish worksheet using power point from class


Congratulations to the Baseball, Girls Lacrosse and Softball teams on advancing! Good luck today!

Congratulations to the Boys & Girls track teams on winning the Rockland County Championship!

Current Events
Heroin abuse is a big problem in Hudson Valley

East Ramapo HS students demanding change

Gun violence in America - NY Times report

Today in History

1430

Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians and subsequently sold to the English.

1788

South Carolina became the 8th state in United States.

1830

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began the first passenger service in the United States.

1873

The North West Mounted Police force was formed in Canada. It would later be known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

1911

The New York Public Library, at the time the largest marble structure ever built in the United States, was dedicated by President Taft in New York City after 16 years of construction.

1934

Bonnie (Parker) and Clyde (Barrow) were killed in a police shootout.

1945

Heinrich Himmler, head of Adolf Hitler’s Gestapo, committed suicide while in prison.

1949

The German Federal Republic came into existence.

1997

Moderate Mohammad Khatami was elected president of Iran.

Friday, May 20

Good morning!

Today we will take the June 2013 US History Regents.

Homework - Ch 29 Key Terms

Baseball team seeded #2 in playoffs

Softball team enters playoffs as #1 seed

Good luck to all NR teams this weekend!!!!

Current Events
High levels of lead found in Clarkstown schools water

Egypt air debris found

Today in History

1506

Christopher Columbus died in Spain.

1861

North Carolina voted to secede from the Union.

1927

Charles Lindbergh began the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight, departing from Long Island aboard the Spirit of Saint Louis.

1932

Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

1961

A mob attacked a busload of "freedom riders" in Montgomery, Ala., setting the bus on fire.

1978

Mavis Hutchinson, 53, became the first woman to run across America. The 3,000-mile trek took her 69 days. She ran an average of 45 miles each day.

1996

In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court rejected a Colorado measure banning laws that protect homosexuals from discrimination.

2002

East Timor became the what was then the world's newest nation.

Wednesday, May 18

Good morning!

Today we will work on Ch 27 notes and Ch 28 Key Terms.

North Rockland School Budget passed!

Mrs. Clinton won Kentucky primary, Mr. Sanders takes Oregon on Democratic side.

Mr. Trump won Oregon on the Republican side.

Current Events

NRHS Girls Lax #1 seed in Section 1 playoffs - what you need to know

Transgender bathroom debate in a Vermont high school

Website meant to bring neighbors together hears complaints of racial profiling

Today in History

1642

The city of Montreal was founded by the French.

1804

Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate.

1896

The Supreme Court affirmed racial segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson as "separate but equal."

1953

Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound.

1974

India became the 6th country to become a nuclear power.

1980

Mount St. Helens, in Washington state, erupted after being dormant for 123 years.

1994

Israeli troops withdrew from the Gaza strip after three decades of occupation and Palestinians took over.

2000

A bill was finally passed that removed the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse.

2004

Sonia Gandhi stunned her party, the Indian National Congress, by refusing to accept the prime ministership of India.

Tuesday, May 17

Good morning!

Remind your parents/guardians and family to vote today - SCHOOL BUDGET vote.

HOMEWORK - Ch 27 Terms due tomorrow

Congrats to the Girls Lacrosse team - #1 seed in the Section 1 playoffs!

Did you see the dash cam video of last week's TZ truck accident?

Current Events
Rockland steps up its fight against the Zika virus

Employers struggle to find workers who can pass a drug test

Columbia seizes 8 tons of cocaine headed to the US

Today in History 

1792

The New York Stock Exchange was established when a group of 24 brokers and merchants met by a tree on what is now Wall Street and signed the Buttonwood Agreement.

1875

The first Kentucky Derby was held at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky.

1938

NBC aired the Information Please quiz show on the radio for the first time.

1954

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously against segregation in schools in Brown v. Board of Education.

1973

Televised Watergate hearings opened, headed by North Carolina senator Sam Ervin.

1987

An Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S.S. Stark in the Persian Gulf, killing 37 American sailors and wounding 62.

1997

Laurent Kabila declared himself president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2004

In Massachusetts, same-sex couples exchanged marriage vows for the first time in the United States.

Monday, May 16

Good morning!

Feels more like early April this morning!

We will examine this  power point on the effects of World War II

Homework - Finish class work (CH 26 S1 & 2, CH 27 Terms). Homework - Read and answer Ch 26 S3 sheet

Current Events

Unearthing ghosts in the Old 76 House

NYC has over 1 million people buried in mass grave ..... and counting

Humans and Mastodons lived together in Florida
Today in History

1770

Marie Antoinette married the future King Louis XVI of France.

1868

The first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment in the U.S. Senate failed to convict President Andrew Johnson.

1929

The first Academy Awards were given on this night. The term, Oscars, was not used to describe the statuettes given to actors and actresses until 1931.

1946

The Irving Berlin musical, Annie Get Your Gun, opened on Broadway.

1975

Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Mount Everest.

1991

Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the United States Congress.

1997

President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire ended 32 years of autocratic rule when rebel forces led by Laurent Kabila expelled him from the country.

Friday, May 13

Don't be scared....................it's only Friday the 13th!!!!!!

Here's why Friday the 13th is considered unlucky

Today we will take the June 2014 US History Regents - Part 1

HOMEWORK - CH 26 Key Terms

Current Events
US directs Public Schools to allow trans-gender students bathroom access

The filthiest cities on Earth are.....

Baseball wins the Wood Bat game and League title!

Today in History

1568

Mary Queen of Scots was defeated at the Battle of Langside and immediately fled to North England.

1846

The United States formally declared war on Mexico after several days of fighting.

1938

Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded the New Orleans's jazz classic, When the Saints Go Marching In, on Decca Records.

1940

Winston Churchill gave his first speech as prime minister: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

1973

Tennis male chauvinist Bobby Riggs defeated Margaret Smith Court, 6-2, 6-1 in front of a world-wide television audience. He would lose to Billie Jean King later that year.

1981

Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca as he drove through a crowd in St. Peter's Square, Rome.

Thursday, May 12

Good morning!

Today we will view America - Story of US - World War II

Homework - Complete Chapter 26 Key Terms

Pitcher Noah Syndegaard hits 2 home runs to lead Mets to win!

Current Events

Man vs. Marathon

N. Carolina transgender law prompts slew of lawsuits

Chris St. Lawrence jeered & cheered at Ramapo Town Board meeting

Today in History

1870

Manitoba became a province of Canada.

1932

The body of Charles and Anne Lindbergh's kidnapped baby was found.

1937

Britain’s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

1943

Axis forces in North Africa surrendered.

1949

The Soviet blockade that prompted the Berlin airlift was ended.

1970

Harry A. Blackmun was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice.

2002

Former president Jimmy Carter became the first U.S. president (in or out of office) to visit Fidel Castro's Cuba.

2008

An estimated 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan Provinces in western China and as many as 68,000 people were killed.

2012

The 2012 World Expo began in Yeosu, South Korea.

Wednesday, May 11

Good morning!

Today we will go over your work from yesterday and begin to examine the effects of World War II.

Sanders wins W. Virginia primary; Trump takes W. Virginia and Nebraska

Current Events
Rockland woman finishes up her degree work 40 years later

Teen makes amazing discovery using Google Maps

President Obama to visit Hiroshima later this month

Today in History

1858

Minnesota became the 32nd state in the United States.

1894

The Pullman Strike began.

1949

Siam changed its name to Thailand.

1960

Israeli agents captured Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.

1973

Charges against Daniel Ellsberg for his role in the Pentagon Papers case were dismissed.

1981

Reggae performer Bob Marley died of cancer in Miami at the age of 36.

1997

IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning world champion, in a six game chess match (2 for blue, 1 for Kasparov, and 3 ties).

1998

India set off atomic blasts.

2003

91% of Lithuanian voters opted to join the European Union—the first former Soviet nation to do so.

Tuesday, May 10

Good morning!

Today we will continue to examine World War II - causes and effects.

Homework - Complete handout on World War II. (Chapter 25)

Democratic primary today in West Virginia; Republican primary in West Virginia and Nebraska.

Current Events
Concerns over Haverstraw drinking water prompts meeting tomorrow night

Secret section of Central Park to be opened to public

California braces for unending drought

Today in History

1775

Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.

1863

Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops.

1869

The United States’ first transcontinental railroad was completed with a ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah.

1924

J. Edgar Hoover became director of the FBI.

1940

Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.

1994

Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.

Monday, May 9

Good morning!

Today we will finish studying the Great Depression and begin World War II. (Ironically, yesterday was the 71st anniversary of V-E Day (Victory in Europe)Europe remembers V-E Day

 FDR's speech to Congress on Dec 8, 1841 - FDR asking for declaration of war

Movietone news - 1940's - News from the war front

Did you know that most American soldiers left for the war in Europe from Camp Shanks in Rockland County?  Camp Shanks in Orangetown, NY

 Eisenhower's speech to the troops before D-Day

Omaha Beach (D-Day)  - D-Day scene, "Saving Private Ryan"

V-E Day (Victory in Europe), May 8, 1945

Current Events
Rockland homeless population increases

Mercury to pass in front of sun today **Don't look at it with the naked eye**

Today in History

1914

Mother's Day became a public holiday.

1926

Explorers Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole.

1936

Fascist Italy annexed Ethiopia.

1962

The Beatles signed their first recording contract and hired George Martin to be their producer.

1978

The body of slain former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was found in an automobile in Rome.

1984

It took the Chicago White Sox 25 innings, eight hours, and six minutes, over two days, to finally defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6. It was the longest game (in elapsed time) in major-league history.

1994

The South African parliament chose Nelson Mandela as president.

2004

Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader, Akhmad Kadyrov, was killed in a bombing. Six others were killed and another 60 wounded.

Friday, May 6

Good morning!

Today we will work on US History Regents Review

(Regents Review every Thursday in Room 624, Period 9)

Yesterday was Yom HaShoah, the annual mid-morning Holocaust Remembrance throughout Israel. Watch this powerful video from 2014,  during which all activity stops for two minutes - Yom HaShoah 2014

Current Events
Legoland still on track for Orange County

Speaker of the House Ryan, not ready to support Trump yet

FDA imposes rules for E-cigarettes in landmark move

Today in History

1882

Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act over President Chester A. Arthur's veto.

1889

The Universal Exposition opened in Paris, marking the completion and dedication of the Eiffel Tower.

1937

The German airship Hindenburg blew up and burst into flames at Lakehurst, N.J.

1941

Dictator Joseph Stalin became the premier of Russia.

1954

British athlete Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes (3:59:4).

1994

The Chunnel between England and France officially opened.

1999

Scotland elected its first separate parliament in three centuries.

Thursday, May 5

Good morning!

Today we will view America Story of US - Bust - Click here to view

Current Events
Girls Lacrosse beats Suffern, 8-7!!!

Canadian city of 80,000 evacuated due to fire

California joins Hawaii; smoking age raised to 21

Trump has his work cut out for him

Today in History

1809

Mary Kies of South Killingly, Conn., became the first woman to be granted a patent. The patent was for the rights to a technique for weaving straw with silk and thread.

1821

Napoleon Bonaparte died on the island of St. Helena.

1891

Carnegie Hall (then known as Music Hall) opened in New York City. Peter Tchaikovsky was the guest conductor.

1925

John Scopes was arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwinism.

1961

Alan Shepard became the first American in space.

1981

Bobby Sands of the Irish Republican Army died in a prison hospital on the 66th day of his hunger strike.

2004

Pablo Picasso's "Boy with a Pipe" became the most expensive painting ever sold.