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.