Wednesday, Sept 5

Good morning!

Today we will begin to examine the creation of America.

Current Events
2nd span of Tappan Zee Bridge to open this Saturday - LoHud

Village of West Haverstraw rebrands itself - LoHud

Book Review: Fear - NYT

Today in History

• 1698

  Russia's Peter the Great levied a tax on bearded men.

• 1774

  The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.

• 1836

  The Republic of Texas made miltary hero Sam Houston its first president.

• 1905

  The Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War, was signed at the Portsmouth naval base in New Hampshire.

• 1972

  Palestinian guerrillas killed 11 Israelis at the Munich Summer Olympics.

• 1997

  Humanitarian Mother Teresa, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor, died in Calcutta, India, at age 87.