Monday, October 22

Good morning!

Today we will review the causes and study the effects of the results of the Revolution

Current Events
This past Saturday, Rocklanders remembered the Brink's Robbery victims - LoHud

Migrant caravan continues North, defying Mexican and US governments - NYT

Hurricane victims worried that they will be forgotten in time - NYT

Today in History

• 1797

  Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute jump from a balloon.

• 1836

  Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.

• 1954

  West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

• 1962

  President Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Sovietmissile bases on the island.

• 1973

  Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer Pablo Casals died in Puerto Rico, at age 96.

• 1979

  Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi, the deposed Shah of Iran, was allowed in the United States for medical treatment. This action led to the Iran hostage crisis.