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.