Tuesday, Oct 24

Good morning!

Today we will continue the power point from yesterday.

Current Events
North Rockland students turn Haverstraw a little creepy - LoHud

Like going back in time; Puerto Ricans use survival skills to get by - NYT

Today in History

• 1648

  The treaties for the Peace of Westphalia were signed, ending the Thirty Years War, ultimately destroying the Holy Roman Empire, and ushering in the modern European state system.

• 1901

  Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

• 1931

  The George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, opened to traffic.

• 1939

  Nylon stockings were sold publicly for the first time, in Wilmington, Del.

• 1940

  The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

• 1945

  The United Nations officially came into being as its charter took effect.

• 1992

  The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series.

• 2003

  The last Concordes landed in London, ending supersonic air travel.

• 2005

  Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, 92, died.