Thursday, Feb 8

Good morning!

Today we will view America, Story of US

Current Events
N. Rockland cheerleaders win 2nd national title in 4 years - LoHud

Newest (and largest) full casino opens today in Sullivan County - Lohud

Senate reaches a budget deal, but not the House; Gov't shutdown looms again - NYT

Today in History

• 1587

  Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded.

• 1693

  College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., received its charter, becoming the second institution of higher learning in the United States.

• 1870

  The National Weather Service was established under the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

• 1904

  The Russo-Japanese war began when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in northeast China.

• 1915

  D. W. Griffith's controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation premiered in Los Angeles.

• 1924

  The gas chamber was used for the first time as a method of execution in the United States. Gangster Gee Jon was put to death at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City.

• 1960

  The payola (pay for broadcast airplay) hearings opened in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dick Clark would testify in April.

• 1980

  President Jimmy Carter revealed his plan to reinstate selective service draft registration.