Thursday, November 9

Good morning!

Tomorrow Veteran's Day is observed, but Veteran's Day is really celebrated on November 11th - Here is the history behind it - Fox

Today we will begin Era of Good feeling power point

Current Events
Federal tax plan would cost North Rockland residents more $$ - LoHud

Why the Texas shooting could draw Apple back into security debate - NYT

Today in History

• 1888

  Jack the Ripper killed his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly.

• 1938

  Nazis burned and looted temples and Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in what became known as Kristallnacht (Crystal Night—referring to broken glass on streets).

• 1953

  Author-poet Dylan Thomas died in New York at age 39.

• 1965

  A switch at a station near Niagara Falls failed. The Northeast and parts of Canada went dark for more than 13 hours.

• 1970

  Former French president Charles De Gaulle died at age 79.

• 1989

  Borders between East and West Germany were opened and the Berlin Wall began to be dismantled the next day.