Monday, November 13

Good morning!

Today we will continue to work on the power point from Thursday, Nov 9th

Current Events
Petition circulating to drop Cuomo name from new bridge - LoHud

Earthquake kills more than 300 at Iran-Iraq border - NYT

Ugg boots are killing your knees - NYP

Today in History

• 1775

  U.S. forces, under the command of Gen. Richard Montgomery, captured Montreal during the American Revolution.

• 1927

  The world's first long, mechanically ventilated underwater tunnel, the Holland Tunnel, opened between New York and New Jersey.

• 1940

  Walt Disney's Fantasia debuted.

• 1942

  The minimum draft age was lowered from 21 to 18.

• 1946

  Vincent Schaefer produced artificial snow from a natural cloud for the first time at Mount Greylock in Massachusetts.

• 1956

  The Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on buses.

• 1982

  The Vietnam War Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated in Washington, DC.

• 2001

  The Taliban abandoned Afghanistan's capital of Kabul when the Northern Alliance entered the city.