Tuesday, March 20

Good morning!

Today we will work on Ch 20 & 21 Key Terms

Spring begins today at 12:15 p.m.

A WINTER STORM WARNING takes effect at 6 p.m. this evening

Current Events
Rockland schools trim their spring vacations - LoHud

Uber halts tests of self-driving cars after death of pedestrian - NYT

FBI - Package bound for Austin blows up at Fed Ex in San Antonio - NYP

Today in History

• 1602

  The Dutch East India Company was established. During its 196-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.

• 1727

  English physicist/astronomer Sir Isaac Newton died in London at age 84.

• 1852

  Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published.

• 1969

  John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.

• 1985

  Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod.

• 1990

  Namibia becomes an independent nation.

• 1995

  Two members of the Japanese cult Aum Sinrikyo released poisonous gas in a Tokyo subway stop during rush hour, killing 12 people and sending over 5,000 to the hospital for treatment.

• 1999

  Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones became the first to fly a hot-air balloon nonstop around the world.

• 2003

  Ground troops entered Iraq and a second round of air strikes against Baghdad was launched.