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.