Monday, September 18

Good morning!

Today we will begin to study how the individual colonies begin to come together to form the 13 colonies. HOMEWORK - Complete handout on the French & Indian War.

Did you see the boy who asked to help mow the White House lawn? ABC

Current Events
Hurricane Jose expected to brush our area this week - LoHud

Orange & Sullivan counties planning on casino revenue; Rockland to get the traffic - THR

Today in History

• 1759

  French Quebec surrendered to the British after the Sept. 13 battle on the Plains of Abraham, the last battle of the French and Indian Wars. French general Montcalm and British general Wolfe died in the fray.

• 1810

  Chile declared its independence from Spain.

• 1850

  Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.

• 1851

  The first edition of The New York Daily Times, which later became The New York Times, was published.

• 1947

  The National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was passed.

• 1961

  Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia).

• 1970

  27-year-old rock star, Jimi Hendrix, died in London.

• 1999

  Sammy Sosa became the first player in major league baseball history to hit 60 homers in two seasons.