Monday, December 17

Good morning!

Today we will examine Jackson's presidency

Current Events
NYS Attorney General to investigate new TZ Bridge construction - LoHud

Is eating deli meat really bad for you? NYT

Today in History

• 1777

  France recognized American independence.

• 1903

  Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight in a heavier-than-air plane at Kitty Hawk, N.C.

• 1944

  The U.S. Army announced the end of its policy of holding Japanese-Americans in internment camps, allowing "evacuees" to return home.

• 1969

  The U.S. Air Force ended its "Project Blue Book" and concluded that there was no evidence of extraterrestrial activity behind UFO sightings.

• 1992

  North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by U.S., Canada, and Mexico.