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