Friday, March 31

Good morning!

Today we will work on causes of WW I and US entry into the war power point

Homework - Read 594-601 and answer #2 & 3

Current Events
Contaminated soil remains in Ramapo, despite $400,000 payment - TJN

Flynn offers to testify, but wants immunity - NYT

Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence back in court, trial to begin shortly - TJN

Today in History

1492

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain expelled Jews who would not accept Christianity.

1889

The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.

1917

The United States took possession of the Virgin Islands.

1918

Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States.

1949

Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province.

1959

The Dalai Lama, fleeing Chinese repression of an uprising in Tibet, arrived at the Indian border and was granted political asylum.

1968

President Lyndon Johnson announced that he would not run for re-election.

1995

Major League Baseball players agreed to end the sport’s longest strike in history after a judge ordered a preliminary injunction against team owners.

2005

Terry Schiavo died 13 days after her feeding tube was removed.

Thursday, March 30

Good morning!

Today we will finish The Century, 1900-1910.

Homework - Read p 565-571 and answer #2,3,4

Current Events
North Carolina lawmakers strike a deal over "Bathroom Law" - NYT

"Brexit" begins and world economy waits to see its impact - NYT

Space X to launch its first re-usable rocket today - CNN

Today in History

1842

Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation.

1856

The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War.

1867

A treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million, approximately two cents an acre, was submitted to the U.S. Senate.

1870

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.

1964

The game show Jeopardy debuted on television.

1981

President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley as he left a Washington hotel.

2002

The Queen Mother Elizabeth of England died at the age of 101.

Wednesday, March 29

Good morning!

We will continue to view The Century, 1900-1910.

Current Events

Have you ever played at the Sloatsburg Community Park? Wait til you see this! NBC News

Local Common Core opt out stats - TJN

Brooklyn kosher pizza war (if it happens there, it happens in Rockland) - NYT

Today in History

1848

For the first time in recorded history, Niagara Falls stopped flowing. An ice jam in the Niagara River above the rim of the falls caused the water to stop.

1867

The North America Act was passed by the British parliament, creating the dominion of Canada.

1951

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of passing atomic secrets to the Russians and were sentenced to death.

1971

Lt. William Calley was convicted of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre.

1973

The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam.

1999

The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 10,000 for the first time, at 10,006.78.

2002

Israel declared Yasir Arafat an enemy.

Tuesday, March 28

Good morning!

Today we will explore the early 1900's

Current Events
Minisceongo development plans announced, North Rocklanders should be wary - TJN

See President Trump's childhood home, just sold in Queens - NYT

Another NFL team on the move, this time to Las Vegas - NYT

Today in History

1797

Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine.

1930

The cities of Constantinople and Angora changed names to Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey.

1939

The Spanish Civil War ended.

1941

Author Virginia Woolf drowned herself.

1979

Nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

2000

Supreme Court rules unanimously that an anonymous tip does not justify a stop-and-frisk action against a person.

Monday, March 27

Good morning!

Today we will work on June 2015 US History thematic essay.

I made a new friend this weekend at the NYS Basketball Hall of Fame induction in Glens Falls. (Who is it? Answer below)

Current Events
Expansion plans for hiking trails in Hudson Valley - TJN

In need of a win, Republicans pivot to tax reform - NYT

Should 15,000 steps a day be the real goal? NYT

Today in History

1794

Congress authorizes the construction of six frigates, including the Constitution (Old Ironsides), for the U.S. Navy.

1866

President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill which later became the 14th amendment.

1884

The first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and New York.

1917

The Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup.

1958

Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet premier and first secretary of the Communist Party.

1964

A 9.2 magnitude earthquake hit 80 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, killing 117 and producing a 50-foot tsunami that traveled over 8,000 miles.

1977

Pan American and KLM Boeing 747s collided on a runway in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. The 542 people killed is the highest ever for an aviation disaster.

2001

A federal judge ruled that the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policy was invalid, a ruling that later would be reversed in an appeal.

PHOTO ANSWER - Syracuse University Men's Basketball Coach - Jim Boeheim

Thursday, March 23

Good morning!

Today we will wrap up Spanish-American War, Yellow Journalism, ....

Homework - Complete classwork

Current Events
Cash-strapped North Rockland School District seeks state's help - TJN

Stack Street Coffee to open in Garnerville - TJN

Terror attack kills 3 in London - NYT

Chris Paul's fast hands and gruesome fingers - NYT

Today in History

1775

Patrick Henry declared "Give me liberty, or give me death."

1806

Lewis and Clark began their return journey east.

1919

Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento.

1983

U.S. President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative or “Star Wars.”

1998

The motion picture epic “Titanic” won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, tying it with “Ben-Hur” for the most ever.

2001

Russia's Mir space station ended its 15-year orbit of the Earth, splashing down in the South Pacific.

2003

A U.S. Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq with 11 killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.

2010

President Barack Obama signed a health-care overhaul bill, called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, into law

Wednesday, March 22

Good morning!

Today we will continue our work on the Spanish American war, USS Maine, etc

Power point

Current Events

Stony Point looks to join growing No-Knock trend - TJN

US Ranchers call recent wildfires their "Hurricane Katrina" - NYT

Today in History

1765

The Stamp Act was enacted on the American colonies by Britain.

1820

U.S. naval hero Stephen Decatur was killed in a duel with dishonored former Chesapeake captain James Barron.

1894

The first Stanley Cup championship game was played. The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (which won the cup unchallenged the previous year) triumphed over the Ottawa Capitals.

1895

Auguste and Louis Lumiere first demonstrated motion pictures using celluloid film in Paris.

1945

The Arab League was formed in Cairo, by Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.

1972

Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment and sent it to be ratified by the states. The amendment would fail to get the required 38 states to ratify it.

1997

Comet Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to Earth in the skies over the northern hemisphere. The comet’s next pass is predicted for the year 4397.

Tuesday, March 21

Good morning!

Today we will work on the power point below:

Remember the Maine, .... power point

Billy Da Weather Guy - Forecast

Current Events
David Rockefeller, grandson of Standard Oil's John Rockefeller, dies at 101 - TJN

New Tappan Zee stay cables are complete - TJN

Nanuet High grad falls to his death at party in Binghamton this weekend - TJN

TSA limits devices in cabins from 8 foreign countries NYT
Today in History

1556

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, was burned at the stake as a heretic.

1804

The French civil code, the Code Napoleon, was officially put forth.

1871

Journalist Henry M. Stanley began his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

1960

Police fired on demonstrators in Sharpeville, South Africa, after which the African National Congress was banned. 25 years later, a march marking the anniversary was also disrupted by police fire.

1963

Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay, a harsh maximum security jail which once housed gangster Al Capone, closed.

1965

Martin Luther King, Jr., led the start of a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

2010

The House of Representatives passes a bill that will overhaul the American health-care system. The bill, called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will be sent to President Obama to sign into law.

Monday, March 20

Good morning!

Spring arrived this morning at 6:29 a.m.!!

Today we will work on Imperialism in America (P1 & 2)

Remember the Maine, ...... power point

Homework - All - Handout, Ch 18 S3&4

Current Events
Judge Gorsuch's confirmation hearings begin today for the Supreme Court opening - NYT

Subways, buses and bridge tolls in NYC went up - now $17 to cross the GWB - NYT

Sesame Street adds a muppet with autism - Orlando Sentinel

Today in History

1602

The Dutch East India Company was established. During its 196-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.

1727

English physicist/astronomer Sir Isaac Newton died in London at age 84.

1852

Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published.

1969

John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.

1985

Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod.

1990

Namibia becomes an independent nation.

1995

Two members of the Japanese cult Aum Sinrikyo released poisonous gas in a Tokyo subway stop during rush hour, killing 12 people and sending over 5,000 to the hospital for treatment.

1999

Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones became the first to fly a hot-air balloon nonstop around the world.

2003

Ground troops entered Iraq and a second round of air strikes against Baghdad was launched.

Friday, March 17

Top of the morning to ya!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today we will explore Yellow journalism

Current Events
"I am an American because of him," VP Pence recounts his grandfather's journey from Ireland to US - NYT

Stony Point park is for the dogs - TJN

Ancestral climates may have shaped your nose - NYT

Today in History

1762

The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City.

1776

British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.

1870

Wellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.

1942

Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.

1963

Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing 1,184 people.

1969

Golda Meir was sworn in as prime minister of Israel.

2003

President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.

Thursday, March 16

Good morning!

Driving to work this morning on the Palisades Parkway!

Billy Da Weather Guy braves the elements!

I hope you survived Pi Day (3/14) and the Ides of March (3/15)!

Today we will continue to study the work of Progressives

Current Events

Federal judge blocks revised travel ban nationwide - NYT

Queens mother distraught after 1 son allegedly left another son to die - NYP

Today in History

1521

Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines.

1850

Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter was published.

1926

The first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched by Prof. Robert Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds.

1935

Adolf Hitler cancelled the military clauses of the Treaty of Versailles.

1968

The My Lai massacre occurred in Vietnam.

1978

Italian politician Aldo Moro was kidnapped, and later murdered, by the Red Brigades.

1985

U.S. journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut; he was not released until December 4, 1991 after 2454 days in captivity.

1988

Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States for their role in the Iran-contra affair.

Monday, March 13

Good morning!

Today we will work on short answers (due at end of period) on the period of the late 1800's.

Billy Da Weather Guy Forecast!!!!!

Homework - Complete Key Terms for Chapter 19 & 20 - Due Wednesday

Current Events
A glimpse into the life of a slave sold to save Georgetown University - NYT

A push to restrict child marriages in NY - NYT

Scientists to release Samurai wasps to aid in fight against stink bugs - TJN

Ready for some Snow? TJN

Today in History

1639

Cambridge College was renamed Harvard University.

1781

The German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Georgium Sidus, later known as Uranus.

1852

"Uncle Sam" cartoon appeared for the first time in N.Y. Lantern weekly.

1868

The Senate began President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial.

1906

Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died.

1925

Tennessee passed a bill prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools.

1930

Clyde W. Tombaugh announced the discovery of the planet Pluto.

1972

Britain and China resumed full diplomatic relations after 22 years; Britain withdrew its consulate from Taiwan.

1996

A man shot dead 16 children and a woman teacher in a school in Dunblane, Scotland. He then shot himself.

2012

The Encyclopaedia Britannica discontinued its print edition after 244 years.

Wednesday, March 8

Good morning!

Today we will continue to view America, Story of US

Today is International Women's Day. In the US, it is being marked by a protest - Day without women (US) - Fortune.com

Current Events

Rockland Lake Boathouse gets $13 million upgrade - TJN

CSX derailment just north of Rockland stirs fears - TJN

Last of new supersize girders leave Pa for the New Tappan Zee Bridge - TJN

NYC History of College Basketball - NYT

Quiet upstate NY road becomes border crossing INTO Canada, since Trump - NYT

Today in History

1782

A peaceful settlement of Delaware Indians were massacred by militia at Gnadenhutten in Ohio.

1917

Russia's February Revolution, which eventually led to the overthrow the csarist government, began.

1945

Phyllis Mae Daley, the first African-American nurse to serve in World War II, received her U.S. Navy commission.

1948

The Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution.

1950

The Soviet Union claimed to be in possession of the atomic bomb.

1965

First U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam.

1983

President Reagan called the USSR an "Evil Empire."

1999

Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died.

Tuesday, March 7

Good morning!

Today we will continue to examine the Captains of Industry, using America, Story of US

Current Events
Camp Bullowa in Stony Point is seeking help - TJN

House Republicans introduce legislation to replace Obamacare - NYT

Trump issues "Travel Ban 2.0" - NYT

Today in History

1850

Daniel Webster gave a three-hour speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850.

1876

Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for the telephone.

1936

Adolf Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact when he ordered troops to march into the Rhineland.

1945

During World War II, U.S. troops crossed the bridge at Remagen, the first incursion into Germany by Allied forces.

1965

Peaceful civil rights demonstrators marching from Selma, Ala., are brutally attacked with billy clubs and tear gas by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The event is later called “Bloody Sunday.”

2004

V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire was invested as the first openly gay Episcopal Church bishop.

2005

John R. Bolton was nominated by President Bush to be U.S. ambassador to the UN.

Monday, March 6

Good morning!

Welcome to our student-teacher, Ms. Brianna Garcia, from Dominican College. She will be with us through May 10th!

Homework - Complete handout for tomorrow.

Today we will begin to study Carnegie, Rockefeller and the other Captains of Industry

Billy da Weather Guy - Billy da Weather Guy - March 4th update

Billy da Weather Guy Forecast - Billy Da Weather Guy Forecast

North Rockland Movie Clip

Current Events
New lighting being tested on TZ Bridge - TJN

Harvard confronts academia's deep ties to slavery - NYT

Today in History

1836

The Alamo fell to Mexican forces.

1857

The Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that slaves were not citizens.

1930

Clarence Birdseye started to sell prepackaged frozen food for the first time, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

1957

The former British colonies of Togoland and the Gold Coast united to form independent Ghana.

1981

Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," retired from the CBS Evening News and was replaced by Dan Rather.

1997

Queen Elizabeth II launched the first royal website.