Thursday, Dec 20

Good morning!

Today we will work on Ch 9 worksheet

Current Events
New York State's population continues to decline, while the US continues to grow - LoHud

Trump withdraws US forces from Syria, declaring "We Have won against ISIS" - NYT

Today in History

• 1790

  Samuel Slater built the nation's first cotton mill in Pawtucket, R.I.

• 1803

  The United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million.

• 1860

  South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.

• 1968

  Author John Steinbeck died at age 66.

• 1989

  The United States invaded Panama and installed a new government but failed to capture General Manuel Antonio Noriega.

• 1996

  Astronomer Carl Sagan died at age 62.