Wednesday, Dec 23

Good morning!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!

Today in History

1783

George Washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army.

1788

Maryland voted to cede a 100-square-mile area for the District of Columbia.

1823

The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ("'Twas the night before Christmas"), written by either Clement C. Moore or Maj. Henry Livingston, Jr., was published in the Troy Sentinel of New York.

1913

President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the Federal Reserve System.

1947

The transistor was unveiled by American physicists John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain, and William Shockley.

1948

Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed.

1986

Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the first non-stop, around-the-world flight without refueling aboard the experimental airplane Voyager.

Tuesday, December 22

Good morning!!

Today is the first FULL day of winter - temps expected to be in the 60's!

CURRENT EVENTS

Pilgrim Pipeline - Rockland County

Big News!!!! Space X accomplishes a first last night

Today in History

1772

Construction of the first schoolhouse west of the Allegheny Mountains was started in Schoenbrunn, Ohio, by Moravian missionaries.

1807

The U.S. Congress passed the Embargo Act.

1864

During the Civil War, Union general William T. Sherman sent a message to President Lincoln saying, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah."

1989

Playwright Samuel Beckett died at age 83.

2001

Hamid Karzai sworn in as president of Afghanistan.

2010

President Obama officially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy.

Monday, Dec 21

Good morning!

First, an apology. I did not see that the Democratic party had scheduled a Presidential debate this past Saturday. Here is a link to it - 5 takeaways from Democratic debate

We will begin working on Chapter 10 - Key Terms.

Current Events

What a comeback by the Giants!! Oh, so close!!!!

Gas prices across the country - average $2 a gallon!

Today in History

1620

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

1891

The first basketball game, invented at Springfield College in Massachusetts by James E. Naismith, was played.

1898

Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium.

1913

The first crossword puzzle was printed in the New York World.

1937

Disney's Snow White, the first feature length color and sound cartoon, premiered.

1970

Elvis Presley met with president Richard Nixon in the White House. 

1988

A terrorist bomb exploded aboard a Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people.

1991

Eleven of the former Soviet republics form the Commonwealth of Independent States.

1995

Palestinians took over the control of the city of Bethlehem.

Friday, Dec 18

Good morning!!!! You can do this - last working Friday in 2015!!!!!

Today we will continue exploring the settlement of the western lands - California, Texas, etc.


Current Events

PSC says NO to Desal plant in North Rockland.......for now - No Desal plant in N. Rockland


Today in History

1737

Violin maker Antonio Stradivari died in Cremona, Italy.

1787

New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

1865

Slavery was abolished with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

1892

Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" premiered at St. Petersburg's Maryinksy Theatre.

1944

The Supreme Court upheld the wartime internment of Japanese-Americans.

1956

Japan was admitted to the United Nations.

1957

The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania became the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States.

2000

George W. Bush received 271 votes in the delayed Electoral College balloting.

Thursday, Dec 17

Good morning!

We will continue to examine the power point on Texas independence, Gold Rush and settlement of the west.

HOMEWORK - P1 - Read p 293 - 299 and answer #5; P 2&8 - Read 293-299 and answer #4. 

Current Events

This is a story that you must pay attention too - the Federal Reserve raised interest rates yesterday - Interest Rates Rise for first time in nearly 10 years. Meaning - it will cost you more to borrow money for college.

First Baltimore police officer on trial in Freddie Gray's death results in a deadlocked jury - NY Times - Freddie Gray jury deadlocked

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 behindUFO sightings.

1992

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

Wednesday, Dec 16

Good morning!!

Today we will look at the inventions and implications on the US during the period of 1830 - 1850.

Homework - Read p. 288 - 292 and answer question #3.

Current Events - Did you watch the Republican debate last night - NY Times Republican Debate Coverage

Today in History

1653

Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

1773

The Boston Tea Party took place.

1920

One of the deadliest earthquakes in history hit the Gansu province in China. The 8.6 quake killed 200,000 people.

1944

The Battle of the Bulge during World War II began in Belgium.

2000

Colin Powell was selected to become the first African-American secretary of state.

Tuesday, Dec 15

Good morning!

We will begin examining Chapter 9 - by looking at the inventions of the Industrial Revolution, which made the world smaller and allowed citizens to share ideas.

Homework - Read Chapter 9 p. 280-285 and answer Ch 9 S2 worksheet.

PERIOD 2 - Quiz tomorrow; Period 1 and 8 - possibly a quiz tomorrow.

**Reminder - Final Republican Debate of 2015 tonight on CNN. Candidates with lower polling numbers on at 6 pm; higher poll numbers at 8:30 pm. Please try and watch some of it. Pay close attention to interactions between Cruz (leading in Iowa) and Trump (now in 2nd place in Iowa polls).

On this date, 60 years ago, the Tappan Zee Bridge was opened - Dec 15, 1955!!!! New York Times article from Dec 16, 1955 on the Opening of the TZ Bridge

Today in History

1791

The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia's ratification of it.

1890

Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull was killed by Native American police.

1916

The French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun.

1939

The movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.

1944

Band leader Glenn Miller disappeared in a plane crash over the English Channel.

1961

Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.

1964

Canada adopted its national flag, a red maple leaf on a white background.

1966

Animated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney died in Los Angeles.

Friday, December 11

Good morning!


BE SURE TO FINISH your Chapter 9 words for Monday.

Current Events 

More Changes in NYS Common Core???


Happy Birthday (tomorrow) to Frank Sinatra Sinatra's Greatest Hits, who would have been 100 years old.

Today in History

1816

Indiana became the 19th state.

1844

Nitrous oxide was used for the first time in dentistry.

1936

King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of Britain for the woman he loved, Mrs. Wallis Simpson.

1941

Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.

1946

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established.

Thursday, December 10

Good morning!!!


Today we will wrap up our study of the Reform Movements of the 1800's.

1817

Mississippi became the 20th state in the United States.

1869

The territory of Wyoming authorized women to vote and hold office.

1901

The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.

1948

The United Nations General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

1950

Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first black to receive a Nobel Peace Prize.

1964

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., received the Nobel Peace Prize.

1999

Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee was arrested and charged with stealing classified information.

2004

A U.S. passenger jet landed in Vietnam, the first one to do so since the Vietnam War ended nearly three decades earlier.

Wednesday, December 9th

Good morning!

Today we will continue to explore Chapter 8 and the movements to help: the mentally ill, the under-educated, women, the fight against alcoholism and others.

PERIOD 2 - YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER QUIZ TOMORROW.

PERIOD 8 - Homework - Read p. 248-253 and answer #2.  Your quiz will be tomorrow.

Current Events

Golden State is 23-0!!!

Oil pipeline near Ramapo River??? LoHUD - Ramapo River

Today in History

1941

China declared war against Japan, Germany, and Italy.

1958

The anti-Communist John Birch Society was formed.

1965

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered.

1990

Lech Walesa was elected president of Poland.

1993

U.S. astronauts completed repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Tuesday, December 8

Good morning!

Happy Hanukkah!

The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt.

Today in Class - We will go over the handout from class yesterday and last night's homework.

74 years ago today, President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Shortly after, Germany declared war on the US and we entered into World War II. FDR asks Congress to declare war

35 years ago tonight, John Lennon was shot and killed in NYC. The news was broken to much of the country by Howard Cosell late during a Monday Night Football game - Lennon killed

Giants Fans - there is still hope!!!!

Redskins        5-7
Eagles            5-7
Giants            5-7
Cowboys       4-8


Today in History

1886

The American Federation of Labor was founded at a convention of union leaders in Columbus, Ohio.

1941

Congress declared war on Japan and the U.S. entered World War II.

1949

Communist attacks forced the Chinese Nationalist government to flee to the island of Formosa (Taiwan).

1978

Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir died.

1980

John Lennon, former member of the Beatles, was shot and killed in New York City by a deranged fan.

1987

President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the first treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the two superpowers.

1993

President Bill Clinton signed The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law.

Monday, December 7th

Good morning!!

Happy Chanukah!!!

Today we will work on the Great Awakening and Reformers

HOMEWORK - Read pages 240-245 and answer #4


Today is the 74th anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor -Pearl Harbor attack - History.com

The Jets are the Champions of New York!!!!

Today in History

1787

Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

1917

The U.S. declared war on Austria-Hungary in World War I.

1972

America's final moon mission, Apollo 17, blasted off from Cape Canaveral.

1988

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Armenia, killing 25,000.

2001

Taliban forces fled from Kandahar, their last stronghold in Afghanistan.

2002

Iraq formally declared to the UN that it had no weapons of mass destruction.

2004

Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president.

Friday, Dec 4

Good morning!

Current Events

All combat roles in US military open to women - Groundbreaking announcement yesterday

Heroin is destroying Lower Hudson Valley - Lohud investigation - Heroin

SPORTS

Did you catch the end of the Thursday night NFL game?Packers Fantastic Finish  Jim Nantz references the "Band Play from 1982 - click here to see that one Stanford vs. Cal "Band Play"

Today in History

1783

George Washington delivered his farewell address to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.

1816

James Monroe of Virginia was elected (by electors) the fifth president of the United States.

1875

William Marcy "Boss" Tweed of New York's Tammany Hall escaped from jail and fled the country.

1945

The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations.

1978

Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco's first female mayor.

1991

Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson is released after seven years as a hostage in Lebanon.

Thursday, Dec 3

Good morning!

We will begin to study Chapter 8; involving the beginnings of various equality movements within the US.

Current Events -

San Bernardino Shootings - 2 Suspects Dead; 14 victims killed

How often do mass shootings occur; on average every day records show - NYT

Warriors won again - 20-0!!!

Today in History

1818

Illinois became the 21st state in the United States.

1833

Oberlin College in Ohio became the first coed institution of higher learning in the U.S.

1919

French painter and sculptor Pierre A. Renoir died at age 78.

1967

Dr. Christiaan N. Barnard performed the world's first successful human heart transplant.

1984

A cloud of deadly poison gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, killing over 4,000 people.

Wednesday, Dec 2

Good morning!


76ers ended the longest losing streak in American pro sports!


Homework - Read 224-229, answer #4



Today in History

1804

Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII.

1823

President James Monroe outlined his famous doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.

1859

Abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry.

1942

The first controlled nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated at the University of Chicago.

1954

The Senate voted to condemn Republican senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."

1970

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established.

1982

Barney B. Clark became the first person to receive an artificial heart in a transplant operation.

1988

Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head an Muslim nation.

1999

A Protestant and Catholic cabinet convened for the first time in Northern Ireland.

2001

Enron Corp., under CEO Kenneth Lay, filed for bankruptcy.

Tuesday, December 1

Good morning!

Today we will finish exploring the a) beginnings of the Industrial Revolution as it relates to the steamship and railroad, b) move to the west (Ohio River Valley), c) Trail of tears, d) Jackson's presidency and e) Clay's American System.

Homework - Read p 219-223 and answer question #3

Welcome to December!

Today in History

**ON THIS DAY, 60 YEARS AGO, ROSA PARKS WAS ARRESTED FOR REFUSING TO GIVE UP HER SEAT TO A WHITE MAN IN MONTGOMERY, ALA.** Biography on Rosa Parks

1824

The presidential election between John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and Henry Clay was turned over to the House of Representatives due to the lack of an electoral-vote majority.

1887

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes appeared for the first time in print in the story "A Study in Scarlet."

1955

Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her front-section bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala.

1959

Twelve nations, including the United States, signed a treaty setting aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve free from military activity.

1997

Representatives from more than 150 countries gathered at a global warming summit in Kyoto, Japan, and over the course of ten days forged an agreement to control the emission of greenhouse gases. President Bush pulled the U.S. out of the Kyoto Protocol in 2001. ***PRESIDENT OBAMA IS IN FRANCE DISCUSSING CLIMATE CONTROL THIS WEEK Paris Climate Meeting**

1998

Exxon and Mobil agreed to merge, creating the world's largest corporation.