Today we will work on Ch 8 Key Terms
Current Events
Day re-elected as County Executive in Rockland - LoHud
First sections of old TZ Bridge down - LoHud
Now you can tweet in 280 characters - NYT
Today in History
1889
Montana became the 41st state.1892
Former president Grover Cleveland beat incumbent Benjamin Harrison and became the only president to win nonconsecutive terms in the White House.1923
Adolf Hitler attempted, and failed, to seize control of the German government in the Beer Hall Putsch.1960
John F. Kennedy defeated Richard M. Nixon for the presidency of the United States.1966
Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction.1994
After a 40-year Democrat domination, the Republican Party gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as a Senate majority.2016
- Republican Donald Trump defeats Democrat Hillary Clinton. Trump wins the Electoral vote, Clinton won the popular vote.
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