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.