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.