Friday, November 4th

Good morning!

Today we will wrap up the presidencies of Washington & Adams

***Yankee fans, 15 years ago today, the Diamondbacks defeated in the Yankees, in the 7th game of the World Series, beating the great Mariano Rivera. This ended the Yankees streak of 3 World Series titles in a row (1998, 1999, 2000) and 4 in 5 years! (1996)! See Luis Gonzalez' hit to win the series here

Current Events
Sleeping better after the clocks change Saturday night - NYT

Putting sugary soda out of reach - NYT

Today in History

1842

Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.

1880

James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio, patented the first cash register.

1922

Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt.

1924

Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming was elected the nation's first woman governor, to serve out the term of her husband who died in office.

1979

The American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was seized by militants and 90 Americans were taken hostage.

1995

Israeli Prime Minister, and Nobel Laureate, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli.

2008

Democratic senator Barack Obama wins the presidential election against Sen. John McCain, taking 338 electoral votes to McCain's 161. Obama makes history as the first African American U.S. president.