Thursday, May 31

Good morning!

Today we will continue 90s power point

Current Events
Secretary of State Pompeo meeting North Korean counterpart in New York City today, discussing possible summit - CNN

Today in History

• 1790

  The first U.S. Copyright Law was enacted, protecting books, maps, and other original materials.

• 1889

  Heavy rains caused the South Fork Dam to collapse, sending 20 million tons of water into Johnstown, Pa. Over 2,200 people were killed and the town was nearly destroyed.

• 1911

  The hull of the Titanic was launched in Belfast. At the ceremony, a White Star Line employee claimed, “Not even God himself could sink this ship.”

• 1961

  South Africa became an independent republic.

• 1962

  Former Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel.

• 1970

  An earthquake in Peru left more than 50,000 dead.

• 2004

  Alberta Martin, 97, one of the last widows of a U.S. Civil War veteran, died. She had married Confederate veteran William Martin in 1927 when she was 21 and he was 81.

• 2010

  Nine people are dead after an Israeli navy commando attacks a flotilla of cargo ships and passenger boats on their way to Gaza to provide aid and supplies for the area.

Yesterday | Tomorrow

Wednesday, May 30

Good morning!

Today we will study the 90s power point

Current Events
Tortoise blocks Haverstraw road; police called - LoHud

18 hours and 45 minutes; longest commercial flight returns - NYT

Today in History

• 1431

  Joan of Arc was burned at the stake as a heretic.

• 1536

  King Henry VIII of England married his 3rd wife, Jane Seymour, 11 days after he had his 2nd wife, Anne Boleyn executed.

• 1911

  The first Indianapolis 500 was won by Ray Harroun.

• 1922

  The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, was dedicated by Chief Justice William Howard Taft.

• 1998

  An earthquake in Northern Afghanistan (and subsequent aftershocks) killed an estimated 5,000 and injured at least 1,500. A quake on Feb. 4 in the same area had killed about 2,300.

Yesterday | Tomorrow

Friday, May 25

Good morning!

Today we will take a practice US Regents (it counts!)

Current Events
Trump cancels Summit meeting with Kim - NYT

Today in History

• 1787

  The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.

• 1925

  John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.

• 1935

  American track star Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in a little over an hour.

• 1965

  Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round, after 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight title.

• 1968

  The Gateway Arch was dedicated in St. Louis.

• 1969

  Midnight Cowboy, the only x-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released.

• 1979

  The worst air disaster in U.S. history (excluding the Sept. 11 attacks) occurred when a DC-10 crashed at Chicago's O'Hare airport, killing over 270 people.

Thursday, May 24

Good morning!

Today we will Period 3 (America, Story of US); Period 7 - US History Regents Review

Current Events
Black Civil War soldiers grave at Mount Moor (Rockland) is desecrated - Lohud

Mass & RI to build wind turbines off coast in Atlantic - NYT

Today in History

• 1844

  Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message, in which he asked, "What hath God wrought?"

• 1883

  The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic.

• 1899

  W.T. McCullough of Boston, Mass., opened the first public garage. One could rent space for selling, storing and repairing vehicles.

• 1935

  Major League Baseball’s first night game was played under the lights at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field as the hometown Reds defeated Philadelphia, 2–1.

• 1958

  The United Press and the International News Service merged to form United Press International (UPI).

• 1976

  The British and French Concordes made their first commercial flights.

• 2000

  Israeli troops pulled out of Lebanon after 18 consecutive years of occupation.

• 2001

  Vermont senator James Jeffords quit the Republican Party and became an Independent, giving Democrats control of the Senate.

Wednesday, May 23

Good morning!

Today we will continue to study the 80s

Current Events
New Rochelle High probing grade inflation - LoHud

Town of Haverstraw to dedicate Medal of Honor monument - LoHud

Today in History

• 1430

  Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians and subsequently sold to the English.

• 1788

  South Carolina became the 8th state in United States.

• 1830

  The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began the first passenger service in the United States.

• 1873

  The North West Mounted Police force was formed in Canada. It would later be known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

• 1911

  The New York Public Library, at the time the largest marble structure ever built in the United States, was dedicated by President Taft in New York City after 16 years of construction.

• 1934

  Bonnie (Parker) and Clyde (Barrow) were killed in a police shootout.

• 1945

  Heinrich Himmler, head of Adolf Hitler’s Gestapo, committed suicide while in prison.

• 1949

  The German Federal Republic came into existence.

• 1997

  Moderate Mohammad Khatami was elected president of Iran.

Tuesday, May 22

Good morning!

Today we will study 1980s power point

Current Events
Zuckerberg apologizes again; this time to European Parliament - NYT

Police confronted Tx school shooter within 4 minutes, Sheriff says - NYT

Today in History

• 1455

  The first battle in the 30-year War of Roses took place at St. Albans.

• 1761

  The first life insurance policy in the United States was issued in Philadelphia.

• 1849

  Abraham Lincoln received patent number 6469 for his floating dry dock.

• 1927

  An earthquake near Xining, China, measuring 8.3 claimed approximately 200,000 victims.

• 1947

  Harry S. Truman's Doctrine brought aid to Greece and Turkey to combat the spread of Communism.

• 1972

  Richard Nixon arrived in Moscow, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the Soviet Union.

• 1990

  North Yemen and South Yemen merged to form the Republic of Yemen.

• 1992

  Johnny Carson hosted the last episode of his Tonight Show.

• 2003

  The UN Security Council approved a resolution lifting the economic sanctions against Iraq and supporting the U.S.-led administration in Iraq.

• 2011

  At least 140 people are killed and hundreds more injured as a three-quarter-mile-wide tornado hits Joplin, Missouri. The tornado is among the deadliest in the nation's history, destroying nearly a third of the city and damaging about 2,000 buildings, including water treatment and sewage plants.

• 2012

  Tokyo Skytree, which at 634 meters high is the tallest tower in the world, opened to the public.

Monday, May 21

Good morning!

Today we will finish power point of the 70's

Current Events
Rockland remembers its' fallen police officers - LoHud

Remembering the victims from the Santa Fe school shooting - NYT

Today in History

• 1542

  Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto died while searching for gold on the banks of the Mississippi River.

• 1881

  Clara Barton founded what became the American Red Cross.

• 1927

  Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic (from New York to Paris) in his monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis.

• 1932

  Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (from Newfoundland to Ireland).

• 1956

  The first hydrogen bomb to be dropped by air exploded over the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.

• 1989

  In Hong Kong, approximately one million people took to the streets to show their support for students protesting for democratic reforms in China’s Tiananmen Square.

• 1991

  Rajiv Gandhi, former Indian prime minister, was assassinated by a suicide bomber.

• 1998

  Indonesian President Suharto resigned.

• 1999

  Susan Lucci finally won a Daytime Emmy on her 19th nomination.

• 2003

  Christine Todd Whitman announced her resignation as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Wednesday, May 16

Good morning!

Today we will continue to study the power point from 5/15 - Nixon, Ford, Carter power point

Current Events
Tilcon tugboat causes diesel spill in Hudson - LoHud

Deadly storms sweep through NY region - NYT

North Korea puts next month's meeting in doubt - NYT
Today in History

• 1770

  Marie Antoinette married the future King Louis XVI of France.

• 1868

  The first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment in the U.S. Senate failed to convict President Andrew Johnson.

• 1929

  The first Academy Awards were given on this night. The term, Oscars, was not used to describe the statuettes given to actors and actresses until 1931.

• 1946

  The Irving Berlin musical, Annie Get Your Gun, opened on Broadway.

• 1975

  Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Mount Everest.

• 1991

  Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the United States Congress.

• 1997

  President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire ended 32 years of autocratic rule when rebel forces led by Laurent Kabilaexpelled him from the country.

Tuesday, May 15

Good morning!

Today we will look at presidencies of Nixon, Ford and Carter - Power point

Google story from class today

Current Events
Search underway for source of Hudson River spill - LoHud

Supreme Court strikes down ban on sports betting - NYT

Today in History

• 1862

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture was created by an act of Congress on this day.

• 1911

  The Standard Oil Company, headed by John D. Rockefeller, was ordered dissolved by the Supreme Court, under the Sherman Antitrust Act.

• 1918

  The first air mail route in the U.S. was established between New York and Washington, DC, with a stop at Philadelphia.

• 1930

  On a Boeing Air Transport flight between Oakland and Chicago, Ellen Church became the first airline stewardess.

• 1940

  Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the United States.

• 1972

  Alabama Governor George Wallace was shot and crippled as he campaigned for the presidency.

• 1988

  The Soviet Union began to withdraw its estimated 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.

Monday, May 14

Good morning!

Today we will work on Key Terms

Great story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJFlO9-poJ8

Current Events
The old ice is disappearing in the Arctic - NYT

Israel feels pride but senses peril as U.S. moves Embassy - NYT

Today in History

• 1796

  Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccine to 8-year-old James Phipps.

• 1804

  The Lewis and Clark expedition set out from St. Louis.

• 1904

  The Olympic Games were held in the United States for the first time, in St. Louis, Missouri.

• 1948

  British rule in Palestine came to an end as The Jewish National Council proclaimed the State of Israel. Within hours, Israel was under attack from Arab forces.

• 1955

  The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and seven other Communist bloc countries. It finally dissolved in 1991.

• 1973

  Skylab, the United States’ first space station, was launched into orbit.

• 1998

  Frank Sinatra died at the age of 82.

Thursday, May 10

Good morning!

Today we will: Period 3 (work on power point); Period 7 (work with Mr. R)

Current Events

President Trumps welcomes 3 Americans freed by N. Korea early this morning - CNN

Ford forced to stop ALL production of F-150 due to a producer fire - DFN

Murals saved at Rockland Psychiatric Center date to FDR's WPA - LoHud

Today in History

• 1775

  Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.

• 1863

  Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops.

• 1869

  The United States’ first transcontinental railroad was completed with a ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah.

• 1924

  J. Edgar Hoover became director of the FBI.

• 1940

  Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.

• 1994

  Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.

Wednesday, May 9

Good morning!

Today we will look at the Vietnam War and it's impact on the 60s

Current Events
NYPD tests new tool that detects credit card skimmers - THR

Trump abandons Iran deal that he long scorned - NYT

Today in History

• 1914

  Mother's Day became a public holiday.

• 1926

  Explorers Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole.

• 1936

  Fascist Italy annexed Ethiopia.

• 1962

  The Beatles signed their first recording contract and hired George Martin to be their producer.

• 1978

  The body of slain former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was found in an automobile in Rome.

• 1984

  It took the Chicago White Sox 25 innings, eight hours, and six minutes, over two days, to finally defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6. It was the longest game (in elapsed time) in major-league history.

• 1994

  The South African parliament chose Nelson Mandela as president.

• 2004

  Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader, Akhmad Kadyrov, was killed in a bombing. Six others were killed and another 60 wounded.

Friday, May 4th

Good morning!

Today we will take a practice US History Regents.

Current Events

Haverstraw High School Class of 48 celebrates its' 70th reunion - LoHud

NYC bakery closing its' doors after running since 1902 - THR

Today in History

• 1626

  Peter Minuit landed in Manhattan, which he later bought for $24 worth of cloth and brass buttons.

• 1886

  The Haymarket Square riot broke out as a result of a labor demonstration.

• 1932

  Public Enemy Number One, Al Capone, was jailed for tax evasion.

• 1959

  The first Grammy Awards were held.

• 1961

  Civil rights activists, called "freedom riders," left Washington, DC for New Orleans.

• 1970

  Four Kent State University students were shot down by National Guard members during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration.

• 1998

  The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was sentenced to four life terms plus 30 years for his series of bombings that killed three and injured 23.

Thursday, May 3

Good morning!

Today we will finish America, Story of US

Current Events
President repaid hush money, Giuliani says - NYT

Boys Scouts will drop boy in name - NYT

Today in History

• 1937

  Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for Gone With the Wind.

• 1948

  The Shelley v. Kraemer Supreme Court decision stated that it is unconstitutional for a court to enforce a restrictive covenant which prevents people of a certain race from owning or occupying property.

• 1979

  Margaret Thatcher became the first woman elected prime minister of England.

• 1986

  At the age of 54, legendary horse jockey Bill Shoemaker became the oldest person to win the Kentucky Derby, riding Ferdinand to victory.

• 1999

  Kansas and Oklahoma were hit by an outbreak of more than 55 tornadoes, including one measured at F5 on the Fujita scale.

• 2001

  The United States, a member of the UN Human Rights Commission since its inception, lost its seat. It would be restored the following year.

• 2003

  New Hampshire’s symbol, the granite Old Man of the Mountain, collapsed in the state’s Franconia Mountains.

Wednesday, May 2

Good morning!

Today we will view - America, Story of US - Superpower

Current Events
Companies want millennials; see the perks they are offering - THR

Mosquito and tick populations are surging - NYT

Today in History

• 1885

  Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time.

• 1939

  Lou Gehrig established a new major-league baseball record when he played his 2,130th consecutive game. It would take another 57 years before Cal Ripken, Jr., broke it.

• 1945

  The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin.

• 1955

  Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

• 1969

  The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II departed on her maiden voyage to New York.

• 1994

  Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa’s first multiracial election.

• 1997

  The Labour Party’s Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At 44, he was the youngest prime minister in 185 years.

• 2011

  U.S. troops and CIA operatives shot and killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

• 2012

  A pastel version of The Scream, by painter Edvard Munch, sold for $120 million in a New York City auction. The transaction set a new world record for an auctioned piece of art.

Tuesday, May 1

Good morning!

Today we will discuss the events leading up to and including JFK's presidency.

Current Events

Stony Point Garbage-to-Energy plan withdrawn - LoHud

Gas prices going up - 5 things to know - LoHud

Mueller has a list of questions for Trump - NYT

Today in History

• 1707

  The Act of Union joined England and Scotland to form Great Britain.

• 1931

  The Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 102 stories, it would be the world's tallest building for the next 41 years. Click to see the current tallest.

• 1941

  Orson Welles's Citizen Kane, considered by many the greatest film ever made, premiered in New York.

• 1948

  The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was established with Kim Il Sung as president.

• 1960

  The Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Soviet territory.

• 1967

  Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu. (They divorced in 1973.)

• 1991

  44-year-old Texas fireballer Nolan Ryan hurled his seventh and final no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. That same day, Oakland's Rickey Henderson broke Lou Brock’s stolen base record.

• 2003

  President Bush made a speech aboard an aircraft carrier proclaiming “major combat operations in Iraq have ended.”

• 2009

  For the first time in 341 years, a woman is appointed as poet laureate of the United Kingdom. Carol Ann Duffy, 53, will take over the post from current poet laureate Andrew Motion.