Monday, June 13

Good morning! Final day of classes!!!

Best of luck on your final exams/Regents!!!

US HISTORY REGENTS Room Assignments - Wed. Jun 15 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Per 1 - 330, Per 2 - 331, Per 8 - 332


Current Events
Orlando nightclub attacked, 50 dead, 53 injured in worst mass shooting in US history

On the water, Tappan Zee Bridge brings spectators

Today in History

1900

The Boxer Rebellion began in China.

1966

The U.S. Supreme Court set forth in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must advise suspects of their rights upon taking them into custody.

1967

Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American on the U.S. Supreme Court.

1971

The New York Times began publishing the "Pentagon Papers."

1983

The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system.

1986

Bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman died.

2000

The first meeting between Pres. Kim Jong Il of North Korea and Pres. Kim Dae Jung of South Korea occurred.

Friday, June 10

Good morning!

Today we will work on the August 2013 Regents

Remember to put your FIRST and LAST NAME in your textbook and turn it in.

Be sure you have your room assignment for the US Regents

Current Events
Haverstraw to dedicate African American Memorial Park

NY Heroin deaths outpace the nation

English teachers lament - the . is falling away with instant messaging

Today in History

1801

The Tripolitan War, between the United States and the Barbary States, began.

1865

Wagner's opera, Tristan and Isolde, premiered in Munich.

1935

Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by "Bill W."

1942

The entire male population of the Czech village of Lidice was massacred in retaliation for the death of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.

1946

Italy replaced its monarchy with a republic.

1967

The Six-Day War between Israel and Syria, Egypt, and Jordan ended.

1978

Affirmed won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown.

2003

Ontario, Canada issued the first full same-sex marriage licenses in North America.

Thursday, June 9

Good morning!

REGENTS REVIEW TODAY - PERIOD 9 - ROOM 624

Today we will be reviewing for the Regents. You, as a class, are responsible for the questions and topics for this class period.

TEXTBOOKS DUE - PLEASE BE SURE YOUR NAME IS INSIDE THE FRONT COVER.

REMINDER - US HISTORY REGENTS is on Wednesday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

Period 1 - Room 330

Period 2 - Room 331

Period 3 - Room 332
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Current Events

Puerto Ricans divided by debt plan

GOOD LUCK TO NRHS Girls' LAX TEAM - scouting report on tomorrow's game

Today in History

1870

Author Charles Dickens died.

1898

China agreed to lease Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years.

1934

Donald Duck made his screen debut in The Wise Little Hen.

1944

The Republic of Iceland was established.

1973

Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes and became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

1978

After 148 years, the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints finally allowed black men to become priests.

1993

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito married commoner Masako Owada.

Wednesday, June 8

Good morning!

TEXTBOOKS DUE - PLEASE BE SURE YOUR FIRST & LAST NAME ARE WRITTEN IN BOOK

Today we will complete the 11th grade curriculum.

Reagan, Bush and Clinton power point

Current Events

Clinton claims Democratic nomination; 1st woman to run for president on a major party
More dying fleeing Africa for Europe on the sea - VIDEO

1st time in 72 years two New Yorkers will go head-to-head for President of US; 6 presidents have had ties to NY

Today in History 

632

The prophet Muhammad died.

1845

Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States, died in Tennessee.

1861

Tennessee became the 11th and last state to secede from the Union.

1968

James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, assassin, was arrested.

1982

President Reagan became the first American president to address a joint session of Britain’s Parliament.

1983

Negro Baseball League great Satchel Paige died.

2001

Tony Blair and his Labour Party won a second term, overwhelming the opposition at the polls.

Tuesday, June 7

Good morning!

Today we will watch our final America: Story of US - Millennium

Homework - Complete handout for Ch 33

Hillary Clinton reaches the delegates threshold, is presumptive Democratic nominee. First time in US history a woman will lead a major political party.

Current Events
Haverstraw Elementary student is one of the top spellers in the world

New Tappan Zee bridge cables to begin installation next month

Today in History

1494

Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided the New World between the two countries.

1654

Louis XIV was crowned king of France.

1776

Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress proposing a Declaration of Independence.

1892

Homer Plessy was arrested for his refusal to move from a whites-only seat on a train. This led to the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision.

1929

Vatican City became a sovereign state.

1948

President Eduard Beneš of Czechoslovakia resigned and the Communist takeover of the country was completed.

1967

Dorothy Parker, American short story writer, poet, and critic, died.

2003

Rev. V. Gene Robinson was elected the first openly gay bishop by New Hampshire Episcopalians.

Monday, June 7

Good morning!

****REMINDER - RETURN YOUR TEXTBOOK TO ME IN ROOM 624. BE SURE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME IS IN IT!!!!!!*******

Today we will continue to work on the 1960's & 70's

Nixon, Ford, Carter power point

Congratulations to the NR Girls' Lax team - advancing to the NYS Final 4 for the first time in NRHS history!!!!!

NRHS Social Studies Regents Review packet - ANSWERS

Supreme Court quizlet for US History Regents!!!!!

US History Review terms in Spanish

Current Events
Rockland archivist, Pete  Scheibner of Stony Point,  set to retire

Panama Papers show how rich US citizens hid money abroad

NYTimes obituary on Muhammad Ali

Today in History

1844

The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.

1933

The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey.

1934

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was established to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.

1944

Thousands of Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy, France, on D-Day.

1968

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died after being shot by an assassin's bullet yesterday while campaigning in California for the Democratic nomination for President.

1982

Israel invaded Lebanon to drive out the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

2001

Vermont Republican Senator James Jeffords left the party to become an independent, handing control of the Senate back to the Democrats.

2002

President Bush proposed a new Cabinet department: The Department of Homeland Security.

Friday, June 3

Good morning!

Today we will work on Jan 2013 Regents.

Homework - Complete handout for Monday.

Current Events
Prince died from overdose: autopsy

Today in History

1861

Stephen Douglas, U.S. politician, died.

1937

The Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII) married Wallis Simpson.

1965

Maj. Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, during the Gemini 4 mission.

1979

The world's worst oil spill occurred when an exploratory oil well, Ixtoc 1, blew out, spilling over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico.

1989

Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini died.

Thursday, June 2

Good morning!

Today we will work on notes around Kennedy and Johnson's presidencies.

Homework - Finish worksheets from Ch 28 and 30.

Congrats to the girls' lacrosse team on defeating Kingston, 19-6 in NYS playoffs

Current Events
Upcoming public meetings on new Tappan Zee Bridge

Tragic accident in Orange County; lesson for ALL DRIVERS

Real Estate boom pinches farms in Hudson Valley

This Date in History

1886

Grover Cleveland became the first U.S. president to get married in the White House.

1924

Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians.

1941

Baseball great, Lou Gehrig died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, a rare type of paralysis now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.

1953

Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1997

Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City.

2003

The European Space Agency launched the Mars Express probe. Contact with the lander Beagle 2 was lost in December.

Wednesday, June 1

Good morning!!! Welcome to June!!!

Today we will continue to examine Civil Rights Movement ****If you are not in class today, your HOMEWORK is to examine the powerpoint***

Current Events
NRHS teacher Billy Keenan completing his 1st year back in classroom after serious injury

American death rate rises for first time in more than a decade

Mediterranean Sea took the lives of over 1,000 migrants LAST WEEK

Today in History

1792

Kentucky became the 15th state in the United States.

1796

Tennessee became the 16th state in the United States.

1938

The first issue of Action Comics, featuring Superman, was published.

1958

General Charles De Gaulle became the premier of France.

1968

Helen Keller, blind and deaf author-lecturer, died.

1980

Cable News Network (CNN) debuted.