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.