Thursday, Nov 2
Good morning!
Today we will work on Ch 7 Key Terms
Homework -Read p 212 - 218 and answer #2 &3
Current Events
Halloween attack in Manhattan was planned to maximize death - NYT
9 weeks after Hurricane Harvey, Houston celebrates a World Series - NYT
This SI cover is from June 30, 2014 and accurately predicted the Astros would win the WS in 2017 and George Springer would be the MVP!
Today in History
1889
North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively.1947
Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose on its first and only flight.1948
Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey to the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, in the greatest presidential upset in history.1959
Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.1976
Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the deep South since the Civil War.1984
Velma Margie Barfield, a convicted murderer became the first woman to be executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.2003
V. Gene Robinson was consecrated as bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church, becoming the first openly gay bishop in the church.
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