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.