Friday, May 12

Good morning!

Today we will look at the effects of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War.

Current Events
St. Lawrence trial update - TJN

Stan Weston, creator of GI Joe, passed away - NYT

Today in History

• 1870

  Manitoba became a province of Canada.

• 1932

  The body of Charles and Anne Lindbergh's kidnapped baby was found.

• 1937

  Britain’s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

• 1943

  Axis forces in North Africa surrendered.

• 1949

  The Soviet blockade that prompted the Berlin airlift was ended.

• 1970

  Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, swatted his 500th home run.

• 2002

  Former president Jimmy Carter became the first U.S. president (in or out of office) to visit Fidel Castro'sCuba.

• 2008

  Tens of thousands killed and thousands injured when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan Provinces in western China.

• 2012

  The 2012 World Expo began in Yeosu, South Korea.