Wednesday, Jan 31

Good morning!

Did you watch the eclipse before school?Super Blue Blood moon today; first time in 150 years - NPR

Today we will - finish the terms for the assessment; take a practice regents exam.

Current Events
First Trump SOTU makes appeal for unity - NYT

What's new; what's ahead for the environment (especially Hudson River) - PJ

Today in History

• 1606

  Guy Fawkes, a co-conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, was executed.

• 1865

  Robert E. Lee was appointed commander-in-chief of the Confederate forces.

• 1940

  The first social security check was issued to Ida Fuller for $22.54.

• 1958

  The first U.S. earth satellite, Explorer I, was launched.

• 1990

  The first McDonald's opened in Russia.