Friday, November 30

Good morning!

Today we will work on handout

Current Events
What's at stake when President Trump and Chinese President Xi meet - NYT

Macy's in Nanuet closing, what's next - LoHud

Measles in Rockland; 83 cases, Palisades Mall and Spring Valley shops exposed - LoHud

Today in History

• 1804

  Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was tried for political bias.

• 1900

  Irish author Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.

• 1940

  Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.

• 1966

  Barbados became independent of Great Britain.

• 1974

  The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named Lucy (after the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) were found in Ethiopia.

• 1993

  The Brady Bill, requiring a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases, is signed.

• 1995

  President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.

• 2004

  Ken Jennings ended his 74-game winning spree on the game show, Jeopardy!

Thursday, Nov 29

Good morning!

Today we will wrap up early 1800's; work on Ch 7 handout.

Current Events
Brink's robber Clark's parole denial upheld - LoHud

President Trump, Gov Cuomo met yesterday at White House to discuss Gateway Tunnel project - THR

Today in History

• 1924

  Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died in Brussels before he could complete his opera "Turandot.'"

• 1929

  Commander Richard E. Byrd and a crew of three became the first to fly over the South Pole.

• 1947

  The United Nations voted to grant the Jewish people a homeland to be established in Palestine.

• 1963

  The Beatles released I Want to Hold Your Hand in Great Britain.

• 1986

  Actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa, at age 82.

• 2001

  Beatle George Harrison died of cancer.

Wednesday, November 28

Good morning!

Today we will finish Washington and examine the presidencies of Adams and Jefferson.

Current Events
HIV rates at all time high in Europe - CNN

Chinese scientist defends work on gene edited babies that sparked global outrage - CNN

Today in History

1520

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan passed through the strait which bears his name to the Pacific ocean.

• 1919

  American-born Lady Astor became the first woman to take a seat on the British Parliament.

• 1942

  Almost 500 people died in the Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston.

• 1943

  Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met in Tehran for their first meeting during World War II.

• 1964

  The U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 launched—on its way to the first successful mission to Mars.

• 1990

  Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Great Britain; John Major took over.

Tuesday, November 27

Good morning!

Today we will finish power point on late 1700's-early 1800's

Current Events
Suburbs are changing politically; what it means to you - NYT

NASA lands spaceship on Mars - CNN

Today in History

• 1841

  Thirty-five Amistad survivors return to Africa.

• 1852

  Lord Byron's daughter Ada died. She had assisted Charles Babbage with his "analytical engine" and is credited with inventing computer language.

• 1895

  Alfred Nobel signed his last will, which established the Nobel Prize.

• 1910

  New York's Pennsylvania Station opened.

• 1953

  Playwright Eugene O'Neill died in Boston at age 65.

• 1970

  Pope Paul VI was attacked at the Manila airport by a Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.

• 1973

  Gerald R. Ford was confirmed by the Senate to become vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew.

• 2003

  President Bush secretly flew to Iraq to spend Thanksgiving with the troops.

Monday, November 26

Good morning!

Today we will work on Chapter 7 Key Terms. It will needed to be completed for homework.

Current Events
Over 600 fed in annual Haverstraw Thanksgiving event - LoHud

Lame-duck Congress to re-open later this week with a lot on the agenda - NYT

Today in History

• 1789

  The first national Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. was proclaimed by President George Washington.

• 1922

  Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first to enter the tomb of King Tutankhamen (Tut) since it was sealed in 1323 B.C.

• 1940

  The Nazis began to force Warsaw's Jews to live in a walled ghetto.

• 1950

  China entered the Korean War.

• 1975

  Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, was found guilty of trying to assassinate President Ford.

• 1998

  Tony Blair became the first British prime minister to speak to the Irish parliament.

• 2000

  Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner in Florida's presidential balloting.

Tuesday, November 20th

Good morning!

Today we will discuss yesterday's power point work.

Current Events
4 people dead after shooting at Chicago hospital - NYT

11 things we'd really like to know - NYT

Video footage of wildfire devastation - CNN

Today in History 

• 1789

  New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

• 1910

  Francisco Madero began an armed revolt against the president of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz.

• 1945

  The war crimes trials of 24 German World War II leaders began in Nuremberg, Germany.

• 1947

  The future Queen Elizabeth II married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Ediburgh.

• 1962

  President John F. Kennedy agreed to lift the American blockade of Cuba, ending the Cuban missile crisis.

• 1975

  Spain's General Francisco Franco died.

Monday, November 19

Good morning!

Today we will work on power point and questions regarding Washington's presidency

Current Events
Rockland remembers JFK's assassination, 55 years ago this week - LoHud

West Point football team ranked in Top 25 for first time since 1996 - THR

40 years ago today - Giants fans crushed - Miracle at the Meadowlands - Youtube

Why I am giving 1.8 Billion for college financial aid - Mike Bloomberg

Today in History

• 1703

  A masked man held prisoner in the Bastille in Paris died. His true identity was the cause of much intrigue, and his story became the basis of literary works by François Voltaire and Alexandre Dumas.

• 1794

  John Jay and Lord Grenville signed Jay's Treaty.

• 1863

  Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa.

• 1977

  Egyptian president Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel.

• 1985

  Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first time in Geneva.

• 1990

  Milli Vanilli's Grammy award was rescinded after it was discovered they didn't do their own singing.

Thursday, November 15

Good morning!

Today we will examine the creation of the 1st Government under the US Constitution

Current Events
Olny in "Stony Point" - LoHud

The California Wildfires; how experts track a blaze to its origin - NYT

Yellowstone National Park is changing............FAST - NYT

Today in History

• 1763

  Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began surveying the Mason-Dixon line.

• 1777

  The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, the precursor to the U.S. Constitution.

• 1806

  Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak.

• 1939

  The cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial was laid by President Roosevelt.

• 1969

  About 250,000 protesters against the Vietnam War, the largest war protest ever, converged peacefully on Washington, DC.

• 2002

  Hu Jintao replaced Jiang Zemin as China's Communist Party leader.

Wednesday, November 14

Good morning!

Today we will work on Washington's Presidency

Current Events

Smart meters pose privacy problem for homeowners - LoHud

Largest measles outbreak in Rockland in decades - LoHud

A search in Northern California for what no one wants to find - NYT

Today in History

• 1851

  Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick was published.

• 1889

  Nellie Bly set out to beat Jules Verne's fictional Phileas Fogg's time of 80 days to travel around the world. She did it in 72.

• 1922

  The British Broadcasting Corporation began its domestic radio service.

• 1969

  Apollo 12, the second manned lunar expedition, was launched.

• 1995

  The U.S. federal government began a partial shut down of government services after the U.S. Congress could not pass a budget.

• 2002

  Nancy Pelosi of California became the first woman to lead a party in Congress.

• 2003

  The most distant object ever found in our solar system, named Sedna, was discovered by astronomers at the Mount Palomar Observatory.

Tuesday, November 13

Good morning!

Today we will finish exploring the US Constitution and begin to look at how it went into effect.

HOMEWORK - Look at this link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKz5hRaRpi0 - regarding Washington's Presidency

Current Events
California's largest fire in state history is now its' deadliest - NYT

Amazon chooses NYC and Washington, DC suburb for new headquarters - NYT

Kim and Kanye hire private firefighters to save home and neighborhood - NYP

Today in History

• 1775

  U.S. forces, under the command of Gen. Richard Montgomery, captured Montreal during the American Revolution.

• 1927

  The world's first long, mechanically ventilated underwater tunnel, the Holland Tunnel, opened between New York and New Jersey.

• 1940

  Walt Disney's Fantasia debuted.

• 1942

  The minimum draft age was lowered from 21 to 18.

• 1946

  Vincent Schaefer produced artificial snow from a natural cloud for the first time at Mount Greylock in Massachusetts.

• 1956

  The Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on buses.

• 1982

  The Vietnam War Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated in Washington, DC.

• 2001

  The Taliban abandoned Afghanistan's capital of Kabul when the Northern Alliance entered the city.

Friday, November 9th

Good morning!

Today we will - Go to Veteran's Day Service (Period 1); continue on US Constitution.

Current Events
Haverstraw African-American history featured at Westchester exhibit - LoHud

How leaves, icicles and an old bridge can complicate commutes in our area - NYT

307 Mass shootings in 311 days - Daily News

Today in History

• 1888

  Jack the Ripper killed his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly.

• 1938

  Nazis burned and looted temples and Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in what became known as Kristallnacht (Crystal Night—referring to broken glass on streets).

• 1953

  Author-poet Dylan Thomas died in New York at age 39.

• 1965

  A switch at a station near Niagara Falls failed. The Northeast and parts of Canada went dark for more than 13 hours.

• 1970

  Former French president Charles De Gaulle died at age 79.

• 1989

  Borders between East and West Germany were opened and the Berlin Wall began to be dismantled the next day.

Thursday, November 8

Good morning!

Today we will work on the Preamble and Articles of the US Constitution

Current Events
At least 13 dead in California bar shooting - NYT

Google plans expansion in NYC West Village; Amazon building in Queens - NYT

Trump forces Sessions to resign - NYT

Razor Blade found in Halloween candy in Stony Point - LoHud

Today in History

• 1889

  Montana became the 41st state.

• 1892

  Former president Grover Cleveland beat incumbent Benjamin Harrison and became the only president to win nonconsecutive terms in the White House.

• 1923

  Adolf Hitler attempted, and failed, to seize control of the German government in the Beer Hall Putsch.

• 1960

  John F. Kennedy defeated Richard M. Nixon for the presidency of the United States.

• 1966

  Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction.

• 1994

  After a 40-year Democrat domination, the Republican Party gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as a Senate majority.

Wednesday, November 7th

Good morning!

Today we will continue to study the US Constitution power point

Current Events
6 takeaways on the results from Rockland's elections - LoHud

Democrats capture the House; Republicans strengthen control of Senate - NYT

Cuomo wins 3rd term in NY; matches his father - NYT

Today in History

• 1874

  The Republican Party was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly magazine.

• 1916

  Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress.

• 1917

  Vladimir Lenin's forces overthrew Alexander Kerensky's government in Russia's Bolshevik Revolution.

• 1944

  President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.

• 1962

  Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt died in New York City at age 78.

• 1967

  Carl Stokes of Cleveland became the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city.

• 1989

  L. Douglas Wilder was elected governor of Virginia. He became the nation's first elected black governor.

• 2000

  The U.S. went to the polls to choose between George W. Bush and Al Gore. The outcome wouldn't be known for more than a month because of disputed votes in Florida.

Monday, November 5th

Good morning!

Today we will examine the creation of the US Constitution

Current Events
Over 5,000 rabbis attend conference at RCC this past weekend - LoHud

1 Day Left - Here's the state of the election races - NYT

US soldier, mayor of North Ogden, Utah, killed in Afghanistan - NYT

Today in History

• 1605

  The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the English Parliament failed.

• 1872

  Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for trying to vote in the presidential election (she was trying to vote for President Grant).

• 1895

  George B. Selden of Rochester, N.Y., received the first U.S. patent for an automobile.

• 1940

  President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office when he defeated Wendell L. Willkie.

• 1968

  The first black woman representative to serve in Congress, Shirley Chisholm, was elected.

• 1974

  Ella T. Grasso became the first woman to win a gubernatorial office without succeeding her husband.

• 1989

  Pianist Vladimir Horowitz died in New York at age 85.

• 1994

  At 45, George Foreman, became the oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas.

• 2011

  Former Penn State defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky, is arrested on charges of 40 counts of sexual abuse over a 15-year period.

Thursday, November 1

Good morning!

Today we will work on Review packet of Revolution and creation of government

Current Events
Influx of Haitian immigrants has made Spring Valley part of "Haitian fabric" LoHud

Chemical-free powder doubles the shelf life of fruits and vegetables - CNN

University of Maryland fires its football coach one day after it was keeping him - NYT

Today in History

• 1512

  Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were shown to the public for the first time.

• 1755

  Earthquake, fires, and tsunami leveled Lisbon and claimed 70,000 lives.

• 1765

  The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, went into effect.

• 1870

  The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.

• 1936

  Benito Mussolini described the new alliance between Nazi Germany and Italy as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.

• 1952

  The United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Marshall Islands.

• 1993

  The Maastricht Treaty was enacted, establishing the European Union.