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.