Tues, Jan 31

Good morning!

Today we will continue the power point on the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Current Events

Trump fires Acting Attorney General who defied him - NYT

NYTimes Interactive - Trump immigration ban demographics

Today in History

1606

Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, was executed.

1865

The House of Representatives approved the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery in the United States.

1940

The first social security check was issued to Ida Fuller for $22.54.

1958

The first U.S. earth satellite, Explorer I, was launched.

1990

The first McDonald's opened in Russia.

Monday, Jan 30

Good morning!

Today we will begin to explore the results of the Civil War on both the North and South.

Homework - Ch 12 - Sect 1; Read and answer questions 2 - 5.

Current Events
Protests erupt around the country over Trump's travel ban - NYT

Suez accepts NY State's water rates - TJN

US Commando killed during al-qaeda raid in Yemen - NYP

Today in History

1649

King Charles I of England was beheaded.

1933

Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.

1948

Gandhi was assassinated.

1968

North Vietnamese forces launched attacks against the South Vietnamese, beginning the Tet offensive.

1972

British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland, sparking the "Bloody Sunday" massacre.

1979

The Iranian civilian government announced that the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini would be allowed to return.

Friday, Jan 27

Good morning!

Today we will work on the January, 2012 US History Regents DBQ (Due Monday)

Current Events
$180 deal to aid Orange and Rockland hospitals - TJN

Mexican president cancels meeting with Trump next week over Wall - NYT

Today in History

1880

Thomas Edison was granted a patent for his incandescent light.

1944

The Soviets announced the end of the two-year siege of Leningrad.

1945

The Russians liberated Auschwitz concentration camp, where the Nazis had killed over 1.5 million people, including over 1 million Jews.

1951

The U.S. Air Force started atomic testing in the Nevada desert.

1967

The Apollo I fire killed astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee during a simulated launch at Cape Canaveral.

1973

Vietnam War peace accords were signed in Paris.

Thursday, Jan 26

Good morning!

Today we will finish Ch 11.

Current Events

Mary Tyler Moore; credited with starring in first modern woman's sitcom, Dead at 80 - CNN

Rockland County GOP under fire for Facebook post - TJN

NYC buildings plan for increased flooding in the city - NYT

First train in Aleppo in over 4 years - NYP

Today in History

1788

The first European settlers landed in Sydney, Australia.

1802

Congress passed an act calling for establishment of a library within the US Capitol.

1837

Michigan became the 26th state in the United States.

1950

India, three years after gaining its independence from the United Kingdom, formally became a republic.

1979

Former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller died in New York at age 70.

1988

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera opened on Broadway. It would go on to become the longest-running Broadway show.

1993

Vaclav Havel was elected president of the new Czech Republic.

2001

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked the Indian state of Gujarat, killing more than 20,000 people.

2004

President Hamid Karzai signed the new constitution of Afghanistan.

Wednesday, Jan 25

Good morning!

Today we will finish the power point and begin to study Ch 11

Current Events
Rockland water hike looming, though state regulators cut the proposed increase - TJN

Rings (2017) advertising at Westchester store - Youtube

Today in History

1890

Nellie Bly bested Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days by completing her circumnavigation in 72 days.

1915

Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated transcontinental telephone service.

1924

The first Winter Olympic games opened at Chamonix, France.

1961

President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television.

1971

Charles Manson was found guilty of murdering Sharon Tate and six others.

Tuesday, Jan 24

Good morning!

Today we will work on Ch 10 S3/4 worksheet

Current Events
Trump to keep Comey on as head of FBI - NYT

Rockland water rate hike to be decided today - TJN

Today in History

41

Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula (meaning Little Boot—he used to wear military boots as a child), was murdered.

1848

Gold was first discovered in California, in Sutter's mill. When President Polk announced the news in December, the gold rush began.

1908

Robert Baden-Powell organized the first Boy Scout troop in England.

1943

The Casablanca Conference with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill concluded.

1965

Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.

1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War IIwas still going on.

1986

Voyager Two space probe passes within 51,000 miles of Uranus.

1993

The first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, died.

2003

The Department of Homeland Security, under Tom Ridge, became a cabinet department.

Monday, Jan 23

Good morning!

Today we will continue to examine the events leading to the Civil War.

Super Bowl LI (51) is set - Atlanta Falcons vs. New England Patriots, Feb. 5th

Current Events

After success of women's march; what's next? NYT

Get ready for a Nor'easter! (Yes, they can still be a Nor'easter and rain) - NYT

Today in History

1556

The deadliest earthquake on record killed 830,000 in Shansi, China.

1789

Georgetown University established in what is now Washington, DC.

1849

Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman physician in the U.S.

1964

The 24th Amendment to the Constitution, barring poll taxes, was ratified.

1968

North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo (the crew was released 11 months later.)

1973

President Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.

1989

Salvador Dali died in Spain at age 84.

2002

Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by the National Movement for the Restoration of Pakistani Sovereignty.

2004

Bob Keeshan, "Captain Kangaroo," died at age 76.

Friday, Jan 20

Good morning!

Today we will wrap up power point; move into the causes of the Civil War


Current Events

How the world has changed in the past 8 years - CNN

What moving day is like at The White House - NYT

El Chapo extradited and moved to NYC prison for trial in up to 7 states - NYT

PROM POSAL!!!!! Billy da Weather Guy!!!!!! UPDATE - HE SAID YES!!!!

Today in History

1801

John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

1841

As a result of the First Opium War, Hong Kong was ceded to the British.

1942

The Nazis formulated their "Final Solution" regarding the Jews at the Wannsee Conference.

1964

The Beatles released their first album in the United States, Meet the Beatles.

1981

President Reagan became the oldest president to take office (69 years and 349 days).  This record will be BROKEN today.

1986

Martin Luther King, Jr., day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.

2009

Hundreds of thousands of people watched in front of the Capitol as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are sworn into office. Obama makes history as the first African-American U.S. president.

2012

Singer Etta James died less than a week before her 74th birthday.

Wednesday, January 18

Good morning!

Today we will finish the power point from yesterday.

Current Events

Vice President Biden on his time in office and what lies ahead - NYT

Obama reduces Chelsea Manning's sentence; will be released early - NYT

George HW Bush - 41st president - enters Houston hospital - NYP

Today in History

1733

The first polar bear was exhibited in America, in Boston.

1778

Captain James Cook became the first European to visit the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).

1782

Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire.

1788

The First Fleet, carrying convicts and sheep, arrived in Australia's Botany Bay.

1912

The ill-fated Scott expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover Amundsen had been there first.

1943

The Nazi siege of Leningrad was broken.

1993

All 50 states joined in the observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Tuesday, January 17

Good morning!

Today we will finish studying the causes of the Civil War.

3 years ago today, Malaysia flight 370 disappeared; the search was officially ended earlier today.

Current Events
Arrest made in the shooting of 13-year-old Mt Vernon basketball player Shamoya McKenzie - TJN

US Astronaut Gene Cernan, last human to walk on moon, dies - NYT

Giant alligator found in Fla - NYP

Today in History

1706

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston.

1806

James Madison Randolph, the grandson of Thomas Jefferson, became the first child born in the White House.

1893

Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate by a group of planters and businessmen.

1945

Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody.

1977

Gary Gilmore became the first person executed in the U.S. since the death penalty was reintroduced.

1991

Operation Desert Storm was launched against Iraq.

1998

President Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil suit.

2001

Gov. Gray Davis declared a state of emergency concerning California's electricity crisis.

Friday, January 13

Good morning!

Today we will work on Ch 11 & 12 Key Terms (finish for homework)

***17 students did last night's homework by 6:29 this morning; out of 81***

Current Events
When Indian Point closes, replacement power sources are vague - TJN

Russian TV replaces C-Span for 10 minutes yesterday, NYP

President Obama surprises VP Biden with Presidential Medal of Freedom, NYT

Today in History

1898

French writer Emile Zola published his "J'Accuse" letter, accusing the French of a cover-up in the Alfred Dreyfus treason case.

1941

Novelist James Joyce died in Zurich.

1990

Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the first elected African-American governor in the United States.

1999

Michael Jordan announced his second retirement from the NBA. He would "unretire" again in 2001.

2002

After 17,162 performances, The Fantasticks ended its almost 42-year off-Broadway run.

2004

Joseph Darby, a U.S. soldier at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, reported U.S. abuses of Iraqi prisoners to the Army's Criminal Investigations Division..

Thursday, Jan 12

Good morning!

Today we will continue our studies of the 1840s - 1860s

Links - Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny

Gateway to Freedom - Underground Railroad - History Channel

Frederick Douglass, From Slave to Abolitionist

Current Events
Senate takes a major step to repeal Obamacare overnight - NYT

Nyack cop who survived Brink's Robbery in 1981 to speak against Judith Clark at Parole Board on Friday - TJN

The moon is older than we thought - NYP

Today in History

1773

The first public museum in the U.S. was established in Charleston, S.C.

1896

H. L. Smith took the first X-ray photograph. It was a hand with a bullet in it.

1915

The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.

1932

Hattie W. Caraway, a democrat from Arkansas became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

1964

One month after Zanzibar became independent, the ruling Zanzibar Nationalist Party was overthrown in a violent coup.

1991

A divided Congress gave President Bush the go-ahead on the Persian Gulf War.

1998

Nineteen European countries signed an agreement banning human cloning.

2010

Haiti is dealt a catastrophic blow when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital. It is the region's worst earthquake in 200 years. The number of fatalities were between 46,000 and 85,000 people.

Wednesday, Jan 11

Good morning!

Today we will continue our studies of the 1840's and 50s

Homework - Complete the reading and questions on Robert E. Lee

Current Events
Following Washington's precedent, Obama delivers Farewell Address - NYT

Dylan Roof given death sentence in Charleston church attack - NYT


Today in History

1935

Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

1964

The first government report regarding the dangers of cigarette smoking was issued by the U.S. Surgeon General, Luther Terry.

1973

Baseball's American League adopted the "designated hitter" rule which allowed another player to bat for the pitcher.

2002

The first al-Qaeda prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

2003

Outgoing Illinois governor George Ryan cleared the state's death row by commuting the sentences of 167 inmates.

2011

The Arab Spring movement begins in Tunisia when demonstrators take to the streets to protest chronic unemployment and police brutality.

Tuesday, Jan 10

Good morning!

Today we will continue our work on Ch 9 Sec 1 & 2.

Homework - Complete Handout

Current Events
Brink's Robbery - What happened on Oct 20, 1981 - TJN

Harriet Tubman National Park opens today in Upstate NY - THR

Clemson stuns Alabama in National Championship, 35-31 - NYP

Today in History

1776

Thomas Paine's Common Sense, which greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, was published.

1863

The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.

1920

The League of Nations came into existence.

1946

The first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London.

1967

The first African-American senator elected by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, took his seat.

1984

The U.S. and the Vatican reestablished diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.

2003

North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Monday, Jan 9

Good morning!

Today we will continue our discussion on the temperance movement and civil rights in the 1840's and 50's

Current Events
Ramapo nears breaking point - TJN

In Fort Lauderdale shooting, rumors created more chaos - NYT

Today in History

1788

Connecticut became the 5th state in the United States.

1861

Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union.

1905

The Russian Revolution of 1905 was sparked by troops firing on petitioners to Czar Nicholas in St. Petersburg.

1964

Anti-American rioting broke out in the Panama Canal Zone.

1968

Surveyor 7, the last of America's unmanned lunar probes, landed on the Moon.

Friday, Jan 6

Good morning!

Today we will work on a US History Regents thematic essay. You will need your homework from this week, knowledge from sources like "Gone with the Wind" and your textbook to write an essay using topics such as: abolitionists, women's suffrage and the temperance movement.  It is due Monday.

Current Events
Department stores falling by the wayside - NYT

52 places to go in 2017 - NYT

Today in History

1540

King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves.

1759

George Washington married Martha Custis.

1838

Samuel Morse gave the first public demonstration of the telegraph.

1912

New Mexico became the 47th state in the United States.

1919

Former president Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, N.Y.

1987

University of California astronomers first witnessed the birth of a galaxy that contained 1 billion stars.

1994

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan clubbed on leg by men including husband of rival skater Tonya Harding.

Thursday, Jan 5

Good morning!

Today we will continue our discussion on how "Gone with the Wind" depicted the Civil War and the ends leading up to it.

Homework - Complete handout

Current Events
Hundreds rally to protest Judith Clark's eligibility for parole - TJN

Public backs Ramapo Central's proposed name change plan - TJN

Several Hudson Valley districts looking at beginning classes later - THR

History of NYC (back to 1674) ready for a move - NYT

Today in History

1896

A German newspaper reported German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays.

1914

Henry Ford introduced the $5-a-day minimum wage.

1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman governor of a state (Wyoming).

1972

President Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.

2000

INS Commissioner Doris Meissner ruled that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez must be returned to Cuba.