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.