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.