Thursday, Sept 28

Good morning!

Today we will work on bringing the colonies together leading to the causes of the American Revolution

Homework - Finish Classwork

Current Events
Rockland works to help Puerto Rico - LoHud

For a preview of the border wall, look at California - NYT

Today in History

• 1066

  William the Conqueror invaded England.

• 1542

  Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego.

• 1781

  The closing campaign of the American Revolution at Yorktown Heights, Va. began.

• 1920

  Eight Chicago White Sox players were indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the "Black Sox scandal."

• 1924

  Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle after completing the first round-the-world-flight in 175 days.

• 1939

  A German-Soviet agreement divided Poland between NaziGermany and the USSR.

• 1967

  Walter Washington became the first mayor of the District of Columbia.

• 1972

  Japan and Communist China agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.

• 1989

  Former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos died in exile in Hawaii.

• 1991

  Jazz great Miles Davis died.

• 2003

  Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to win at Wimbledon, died.

Wednesday, Sept 27

Good morning!

Today we will examine how the colonies slowly began to come together

Current Events
If you've been up the Marian Shrine driveway, you know this house. It's for sale - LoHud

The devastation of Puerto Rico from above - NYT

Trump tax cut proposal to be announced today - NYT

Today in History

• 1939

  Warsaw, Poland, was surrendered to the Nazis after weeks of resistance.

• 1959

  Typhoon Vera battered the Japanese island of Honshu, killing almost 5,000 people.

• 1964

  The Warren Commission report concluded that there was no conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

• 1983

  The America's Cup was lost by the United States for the first time in the yachting event's 132-year history.

• 1998

  Mark McGwire hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runsin the last game of the regular season.

Tuesday, Sept 26

Good morning!

Today we will finish the political cartoons from Wednesday.

Current Events

Stony Point Library commission to sue Town over library proposal - LoHud

Puerto Rican governor warns of humanitarian crisis - NYT

Today in History

• 1789

  Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State.

• 1820

  Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri.

• 1914

  The Federal Trade Commission was established.

• 1950

  United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans.

• 1960

  Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first televised presidential debate.

• 1986

  William H. Rehnquist was sworn as the 16th chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Wednesday, Sept 20

Good morning!

Today we will work on positives and negatives of various colonies.

Current Events
Novartis owner - No plans for housing - LoHud

Mexico City rocked by quake; hundreds killed - NYT

Trump speaks at UN Assembly; threatens to "totally destroy North Korea" - NYT

Today in History

• 1870

  Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of modern Italy, seized the Papal States from the French.

• 1881

  Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated.

• 1973

  Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.

• 1998

  Baltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., sat out a game, ending his consecutive game playing streak. Ripken played 2,632 consecutive games over 16 seasons.

• 2000

  Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there was insufficient evidence to charge President Clinton and his wife, Hillary.

• 2001

  President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of Congress about terrorism. He also named Tom Ridge as head of the new Office of Homeland Security.

Monday, September 18

Good morning!

Today we will begin to study how the individual colonies begin to come together to form the 13 colonies. HOMEWORK - Complete handout on the French & Indian War.

Did you see the boy who asked to help mow the White House lawn? ABC

Current Events
Hurricane Jose expected to brush our area this week - LoHud

Orange & Sullivan counties planning on casino revenue; Rockland to get the traffic - THR

Today in History

• 1759

  French Quebec surrendered to the British after the Sept. 13 battle on the Plains of Abraham, the last battle of the French and Indian Wars. French general Montcalm and British general Wolfe died in the fray.

• 1810

  Chile declared its independence from Spain.

• 1850

  Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.

• 1851

  The first edition of The New York Daily Times, which later became The New York Times, was published.

• 1947

  The National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was passed.

• 1961

  Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia).

• 1970

  27-year-old rock star, Jimi Hendrix, died in London.

• 1999

  Sammy Sosa became the first player in major league baseball history to hit 60 homers in two seasons.

Friday, Sept 15

Good morning!

Today we will complete the power point and questions.


Current Events
Suffern's Novartis plant is sold and re-sold to LLC - LoHud

London subway explosion this morning being treated as terrorism - NYT


Today in History

• 1789

  The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to the Department of State.

• 1821

  Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador gained independence.

• 1835

  Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands.

• 1935

  The Nuremberg Laws deprived Jews of their citizenship and made the Swastika the official emblem of Nazi Germany.

• 1963

  A church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four young black girls.

• 2004

  The National Hockey League lockout began. The 2004-2005 season would ultimately be canceled.

Thursday, Sept 14

Good morning!

Today we will finish the power point on the 13 colonies

Current Events

Democrats, Trump differ on DACA deal - NYT

8 found dead at nursing home in Fla. with no power - NYT
Today in History

• 1814

  Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics to The Star Spangled Banner.

• 1901

  President McKinley died of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him.

• 1927

  Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan died in Nice, France.

• 1940

  Congress passed the Selective Service Act, providing for the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.

• 1959

  The Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the Moon when it crashed onto the lunar surface.

• 1982

  Princess Grace of Monaco died from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous day.

• 1994

  Acting commissioner Bud Selig announced the cancellation of the 1994 baseball season on the 34th day of a strike by players.

Wednesday, September 13

Good morning!

Today we will continue to work on the power point of 9/12 and review your homework.

Current Events
Ramapo's Torne Valley reclaiming part of its past - LoHud

Florida residents return home and are stunned by Irma's damage - NY Post

Today in History

• 1943

  Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.

• 1948

  Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to have served in both houses of Congress.

• 1971

  The four-day revolt at the maximum security prison in Attica, New York, ended when state police and National Guardsmen stormed the facility. Forty-two people died.

• 1993

  Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat shook hands after signing an historic peace agreement.

Tuesday, Sept 12

Good morning!

Today we will begin work on the Key Terms sheet from Friday, Sept 8.

If you want to learn more about Flight 93 (Todd Beamer, "Let's Roll"), that I mentioned in class yesterday, click on the link - Flight 93

Today in PRIMARY DAY in New York State - remind the adults in your life to vote if they are registered in one of the political parties voting.

Here is a link for today's power point

Current Events

Former American hostage Terry Anderson's daughter to speak in Rockland - LoHud

Florida staggers to long recovery from Irma - NYT

Today in History

• 1609

  Henry Hudson began his exploration of the Hudson River.

• 1953

  Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.

• 1977

  South African black civil rights leader Steven Biko died while in police custody.

• 1992

  Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

• 1999

  Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to East Timor.

• 2008

  Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was under investigation for corruption, resigned as prime minister.

Monday, Sept 11

Good morning!

Remember that 13 North Rockland families (and countless extended families), lost loved ones on this day, 16 years ago.

We will discuss the events of  Sept 11 As it Happened


Current Events

Hurricane Irma roars through Florida - NYT

Rose Memorial Library seeks funding for expansion - LoHud

NY Today, The children of 9/11 - NYT

Today in History

• 1789

  Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury.

• 1936

  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada.

• 1962

  The Beatles recorded their first single, Love Me Do.

• 1971

  Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77.

• 1997

  In Scotland, voters approved the establishment of a parliament to run their domestic affairs, after 290 years of union with England.

• 2001

  Two hijacked commercial jets were crashed by terrorists into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing the collapse of both towers. A short while later, another plane was crashed into the Pentagon, and fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pa.

• 2012

  Armed gunmen stormed the American consulate in Benghazi and killed U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy officials.

Friday, Sept 8

Good morning!

Today we will work on the Key Terms for Ch 1- 5.

Current Events
Florida braces for a direct hit from Irma - NYT

Mexico hit by strongest earthquake in a century - NYT

Is Rockland ready for the next big storm? LoHud

Today in  History

• 1900

  A hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, killing about 8,000 people.

• 1935

  Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish," was shot and mortally wounded by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr.

• 1951

  The San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed, formally ending World War II hostilities with Japan.

• 1952

  Ernest Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea was published.

• 1966

  Star Trek premiered on television.

• 1974

  President Gerald Ford gave former President Nixon a full pardon for all federal crimes he may have committed while he was in office.

• 1998

  Mark McGwire's 62nd home run broke Roger Maris's record of 61 homers set in 1961.

Thursday, Sept 7

Good morning!

Today we will take a quiz on 13 colonies and begin to study early America.

Current Events
Hurricane Irma moves across Carribbean; Florida braces - NYT

Facebook says Russians may have bough ads - NYT

Red Bandana film to premiere at Suffern's theater - LoHud

Today in History

• 1822

  Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.

• 1901

  The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol (Peace of Beijing).

• 1940

  Nazi Germany began its initial blitz on London during World War II.

• 1979

  The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut on cable TV.

• 1986

  Desmond Tutu became the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.

Wednesday, Sept 6

Good morning!

Today we will begin the US History curriculum

Current Events

President Trump gives Congress six-months to solve the issues of DACA - NYT

Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm, makes landfall - NYT

Gas prices jump due to Hurricane Harvey, may remain high for weeks - Lohud

Today in History

• 1901

  President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. McKinley died on September 14th.

• 1941

  Nazi Germany required all Jews over the age of six to wear a yellow Star of David on their clothes.

• 1995

  Baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr., broke Lou Gehrig's iron man record by playing in his 2,131st straight game.

• 1997

  More than 2 billion people watched Princess Diana's funeral on TV.

• 1998

  Japanese movie director Akira Kurosawa died in Tokyo at age 88.

• 2007

  Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71.