Wednesday, October 26

Good morning!

***As of 6:56 a.m., only 26 students had viewed Monday's power point on the blog. You will recall that each class was asked to look it over on Monday.***

Today we will examine the Articles and amendments of the US Constitution

Cleveland takes a 1-0 lead in World Series. ***GAME 2 is at 7 p.m. tonight (1 Hour earlier due to rain in the forecast)

Current Events
Ramapo Central School District (Suffern) applies to change its name TJN

Religious tax breaks soar in NYS - TJN

College is the goal; will these 3 teenagers get there? NYT

Girl Scout Cookie Cereal is a real thing and coming soon! TJN

Today in History

1774

The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.

1825

The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, opened.

1881

Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday were involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

1975

Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to pay an official visit to the United States.

1994

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Clinton.

2002

Russian government forces stormed the Moscow theater held by Chechen rebels. More than 100 hostages were killed.

2005

The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston Astros to win their first World Series in 88 years.