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.