Monday, April 24

Good morning!

Today we will finish "Cinderella Man"

Homework - Cinderella Man questions due tomorrow.

Billy da Weather guy forecast

Current Events
Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence's trial resumes today - TJN

Will the US Government be open in a week? Funding is the big question - NYT

Former President Obama to give first public speech today - NYT

Today in History

• 1800

  Library of Congress was established.

• 1898

  Spain declared war on the U.S..

• 1915

  Turks began deportation of Armenians that led to the massacre of between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenians.

• 1916

  The Easter Rebellion begins in Dublin, Ireland. Although unsuccessful, the uprising was an important symbolic event leading to the establishment of the Republic of Ireland.

• 1953

  Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

• 1990

  The shuttle Discovery blasted off with the Hubble Space Telescope.