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.