Monday, October 1

Good morning!

Today we will continue to explore the creation of the 13 colonies

Current Events
5 things to know about the proposed Stony Point waterfront development - LoHud

Canada agrees to new trade deal with U.S. and Mexico; sending new NAFTA deal to Congress - THR

Supreme Court opens today with 8 justices - CNN

Today in History

• 1800

  Spain ceded Louisiana to France in the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. Although Napoleon Bonaparte agreed never to alienate Louisiana, he disregarded the treaty and sold Louisiana to the United States three years later.

• 1908

  Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market—the Model T car to the market. Each car cost $825.

• 1936

  General Francisco Franco became head of the insurgent Spanish government.

• 1961

  Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth'srecord of 60 set in 1927.

• 1971

  Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida, 16 years after Disneyland debuted in Anaheim, Calif.