Thursday, Nov 30

Good morning!

Today we will begin viewing "Glory"

Current Events
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Brexit cost rises as Britain retreats on some demands - NYT

Today in History

• 1804

  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was tried for political bias.

• 1900

  Irish author Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.

• 1940

  Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.

• 1966

  Barbados became independent of Great Britain.

• 1974

  The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named Lucy (after the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) were found in Ethiopia.

• 1993

  The Brady Bill, requiring a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases, is signed.

• 1995

  President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.

• 2004

  Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning spree on the game show, Jeopardy!