Monday, October 24

Good morning!

Today we will examine the US Constitution

US Citizenship Test - Could you pass? Interactive quiz - Washington Times

Current Events
Protests against Legoland in Goshen - THR

Title starved Cubs (1908) and Indians (1948) to square off in World Series - NYP

Time Warner agrees to sell to AT&T for $85 billion - NYT

Today in History

1648 The treaties for the Peace of Westphalia were signed, ending the Thirty Years War, ultimately destroying the Holy Roman Empire, and ushering in the modern European state system. 1901 Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. 1931 The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, opened to traffic. 1939 Nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time, in Wilmington, Del. 1940 The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 1945 The United Nations officially came into being as its charter took effect. 1992 The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series. 2003 The last Concordes landed in London, ending supersonic air travel. 2005 Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, 92, died.