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.