Tuesday, Dec 19

Good morning!

Today we will continue to view Gangs of New York

Current Events
Amtrak train derails in Oregon; speed may be to blame - NYP

How to do things better in 2018 - NYT

Today in History

• 1732

  Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard's Almanac.

• 1776

  Thomas Paine published his first American Crisis essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls."

• 1843

  Charles Dickens published "A Christmas Carol."

• 1946

  War broke out in Indochina when Ho Chi Minh attacked the French.

• 1972

  Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, ending the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.

• 1984

  Britain and China signed an accord returning Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty on July 1, 1997.

• 1998

  President Bill Clinton impeached on two counts by the House of Representatives.

• 2003

  Muammar al-Qaddafi of Libya announced that his country would discontinue development of weapons of mass destruction.

Monday, Dec 18

Good morning!

Today we will finish America, Story of US & begin Gangs of NY

Current Events
Former North Rockland track coach Gene Dall inducted into Armory Coaches Hall of Fame - LoHud

Power failure at Hartsfield-Atlanta airport is felt nation wide - NYT

Today in History

• 1737

  Violin maker Antonio Stradivari died in Cremona, Italy.

• 1787

  New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

• 1865

  Slavery was abolished with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

• 1892

  Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" premiered at St. Petersburg's Maryinksy Theatre.

• 1944

  The Supreme Court upheld the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans.

• 1956

  Japan was admitted to the United Nations.

• 1957

  The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania became the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States.

• 1969

  The British Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder.

• 2000

  George W. Bush received 271 votes in the delayed Electoral College balloting.

• 2010

  The Senate votes 65 to 31 in favor of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the Clinton-era military policy that forbids openly gay men and women from serving in the military.

Friday, December 15

Good morning!

Today we will finish viewing America, Story of US - Civil War

Current Events
Fixing Woodbury Commons traffic nightmare - LoHud

F.C.C. ends net neutrality; what it means for you - NYT

Today in History

• 1791

  The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia's ratification of it.

• 1890

  Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull was killed by Native American police.

• 1916

  The French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun.

• 1939

  The movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.

• 1944

  Band leader Glenn Miller disappeared in a plane crash over the English Channel.

• 1961

  Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.

• 1964

  Canada adopted its national flag, a red maple leaf on a white background.

• 1966

  Animated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney died in Los Angeles.

• 1989

  A demonstration that turned into a popular uprising in Romania began the downfall of Nicolae Ceausescu.

Thursday, Dec 14

Good morning!

Today we will view America Story of US - Civil War

Current Events
Senate and House agree on final tax bill; should get to President next week - NYT

Disney agrees to by 21st century Fox; reshapes entertainment industry - NYT

Today in History

• 1799

  George Washington died at age 67.

• 1819

  Alabama became the 22nd state in the United States.

• 1911

  Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, beating an expedition led by Robert F. Scott.

• 1939

  The Soviet Union was dropped from the League of Nations.

• 1967

  DNA synthesized for the first time.

• 1981

  Israel formally annexed the Golan Heights.

• 1985

  Wilma Mankiller became the first woman to lead a major American Indian tribe as she took office as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.

• 1989

  Nobel Peace laureate Andrei D. Sakharov died in Moscow at age 68.

• 2012

  Adam Lanza, age 20, forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 26 people. The victims included 20 children between the ages of six and seven.

Wednesday, Dec 13

Good morning!

Today we will continue studying Reconstruction

Current Events
Port Authority cops, including one from North Rockland, hailed as heroes in NYC bombing - LoHud

Once a long shot, Democrat Doug Jones pulls off upset in Alabama Senate race - NYT

Today in History

• 1642

  New Zealand was discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman.

• 1918

  President Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first U.S. president to visit Europe while in office.

• 1978

  The U.S. Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, the first U.S. coin honoring a woman.

• 1981

  The Polish government imposed martial law in an attempt to crush the Solidarity movement.

• 1989

  South African President F. W. de Klerk met with Nelson Mandela for the first time.

• 1996

  Kofi Annan of Ghana chosen to become UN secretary-general.

• 2000

  George W. Bush accepted presidency 36 days after election; Al Gore, Jr., conceded.

• 2003

  American forces captured Saddam Hussein who was hiding in a hole near his hometown of Tikrit.

Tuesday, December 12

Good morning!

Today we will look at Reconstruction following the Civil War

Power point - The South reacts

Current Events

Former Ramapo Supervisor St. Lawrence sentencing hearing - LoHud

Alabama senate race today - What to watch for - NYT

Manhattan bombing suspect leaves a trail of mystery - NYT

Today in History

• 1787

  Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

• 1870

  Joseph Rainey took his seat as the first African American in the U.S. House of Representatives.

• 1913

  The Mona Lisa was recovered in Florence after having been stolen two years earlier (August 1911) from the Louvre.

• 1963

  Kenya gained its independence from Britain.

• 1998

  The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth and final article of impeachment against President Clinton.

• 2000

  The U.S. Supreme Court stopped the presidential election recount in Florida.

• 2001

  Yasir Arafat closed the offices of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Monday, Dec 11

Good morning!

Today we will work on Thematic essay on the Causes of the Civil War

Current Events
Congers man out $1000 after designer jacket scam - LoHud

Key Senate seat up for grabs tomorrow in Alabama - NYT

Today in History 

• 1816

  Indiana became the 19th state.

• 1844

  Nitrous oxide was used for the first time in dentistry.

• 1936

  King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of Britain for the woman he loved, Mrs. Wallis Simpson.

• 1941

  Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.

• 1946

  The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established.

• 1994

  Russian troups invaded Chechnya in an unsuccessful attempt to restore Moscow's power in the region.

• 1997

  Housing secretary Henry Cisneros was indicted for conspiracy, obstructing justice, and false statements to the FBI.

• 2008

  Bernard Madoff, an investment manager, was charged with defrauding clients of as much as $50 billion in what might be the largest swindle in Wall Street history.

Friday, Dec 8

Good morning!

Today we will work on the events leading up to the Civil War

Current Events
Judge says Pomona's zoning is discriminatory - LoHud

6 California wildfires have scorched 141,000 acres - CNN

Today in History

• 1854

  Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.

• 1886

  The American Federation of Labor was founded at a convention of union leaders in Columbus, Ohio.

• 1941

  Congress declared war on Japan and the U.S. entered World War II.

• 1949

  Communist attacks forced the Chinese Nationalist government to flee to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).

• 1978

  Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir died.

• 1980

  John Lennon, former member of the Beatles, was shot and killed in New York City by a deranged fan.

• 1987

  President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the first treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the two superpowers.

• 1993

  President Bill Clinton signed The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law.

Thursday, Dec 7

Good morning!

Today we will begin to discuss the film "Glory." Your answers to the worksheet are due today.

Underground Railroad - Gateway to Freedom - History.com

Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny

Current Events

Rocklanders slam cashless tolling at meeting in county - LoHud

How the attack on Pearl Harbor 76 years ago today shaped America's role in the world - THR

California fires enter the heart of Los Angeles - NYT

Today in History

• 1787

  Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

• 1917

  The U.S. declared war on Austria-Hungary in World War I.

• 1941

  The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

• 1972

  America's final moon mission, Apollo 17, blasted off from Cape Canaveral.

• 1975

  Indonesia invaded East Timor, leading to a 25-year occupation.

• 1988

  A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Armenia, killing 25,000.

• 2001

  Taliban forces fled from Kandahar, their last stronghold in Afghanistan.

• 2002

  Iraq formally declared to the UN that it had no weapons of mass destruction.

• 2004

  Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president.

Wednesday, Dec 6

Good morning!

Today we will finish viewing "Glory" and you will have time to work on the questions.

Current Events
"One phone call and your done." How Harvey Weinstein wielded power over employees - NYT

2017, "The Year in Climate"

Today in History

• 1884

  Construction of the Washington Monument was completed.

• 1889

  Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.

• 1923

  A presidential address was broadcast on the radio for the first time when Calvin Coolidge spoke before Congress.

• 1926

  French impressionist painter Claude Monet died at age 86.

• 1973

  Gerald Ford was sworn in as vice president, replacing Spiro T. Agnew.

• 1992

  The destruction of a mosque in India by Hindu extremists set off two months of Muslim-Hindu fighting that claimed at least 2,000 lives.

• 1998

  Hugo Chavez elected president of Venezuela.

Tuesday, Dec 5

Good morning!

Today we will continue "Glory."

Current Events
NYers will suffer among most with new Tax Bill - NYT

New Facebook App for Children Ignites Debate among families - NYT

Today in History

• 1776

  The first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.

• 1791

  Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna, Austria, at age 35.

• 1848

  President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of 1848 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California.

• 1933

  The 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing prohibition, was ratified.

• 1955

  The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO.

• 2002

  At Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday celebration, Senate Republican leader Trent Lott praised Thurmond's 1948 segregationist presidential bid. Lott subsequently resigned his leadership position.

• 2004

  Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president.

• 2009

  An Italian jury convicts Amanda Knox, an American student, of murdering her former roommate, English student Meredith Kercher, in 2007.

Monday, December 4th

Good morning!

Today we will continue to view Glory. Remember to bring the questions on the movie with you to class.

Current Events
RCC discounts tuition for hurricane victims - LoHud

CVS to buy Aetna for $69 billion - NYT

Today in History

• 1783

  George Washington delivered his farewell address to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.

• 1816

  James Monroe of Virginia was elected (by electors) the fifth president of the United States.

• 1875

  William Marcy "Boss" Tweed of New York's Tammany Hall escaped from jail and fled the country.

• 1945

  The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations.

• 1978

  Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco's first female mayor.

• 1991

  Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson is released after seven years as a hostage in Lebanon.

• 1993

  Rock musician and composer Frank Zappa died at age 52.

• 2003

  Interpol put the former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor, on its most-wanted list.