February 4, 2026

 

• 2/4/26- Happy Wednesday!! 7 days until Pitchers and catchers report for spring training!! 

• Word of the day-Per Capita Income – the average income per person. 

• Quote of the day- “Happiness is not the belief that we don’t need to change. It’s the realization that we can”- Shawn Achor

• 1789– George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.

• 1945 – World War II: The Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) opens at the Livadia Palace in the Crimea.

2004-Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

• Birthdays:

• 1947 – Dan Quayle, Vice President of the United States

• 1959 – Lawrence Taylor, American football player

• 1975– Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 section 2 notes.  ‘Abolitionists’/’Underground Railroad’

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-Chapter 15 Test.  All answers on answer sheet!! When done come up and hand-in.  Start copying Chapter 16 vocabulary-Due Tuesday 2/10/26.  Chapter 15 notes-Due Wednesday 2/11/26!! 

• ***ALL CLASSES-January words/quotes are due Wednesday 2/18/26!!  Checklist is on Google classroom

• Have a good day!

• Mr. D

February 3, 2026

 

• 2/3/26- Happy Tuesday!! 

• Word of the day-Engel v. Vitale (1962)- Supreme court stated that there are no prayers in public schools. 

• Quote of the day- “A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.”- Carl Reiner 

• 1870– The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to citizens regardless of race.

• 1913– The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.

• 1998– Karla Faye Tucker is executed in Texas, becoming the first woman executed in the United States since 1984.

• • Birthdays:

  • 1940 – Fran Tarkenton, American football player

  • 1965 – Maura Tierney, American actress and producer

  • 1977 – Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 section 2 notes.  ‘Abolitionists’

  • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-Chapter 16 Section 1 notes. FDR-Bio Chapter 15 Test-Wednesday 2/4/26!!

  • ***ALL CLASSES-January words/quotes are due Wednesday 2/18/26!!  Checklist is on Google classroom

  • Have a great day!

  • Mr. D

February 2, 2026

 

• 2/2/26- Happy Monday Happy Groundhog Day!  

• Word of the day-Nomination-The selection of a candidate for a particular office is typically accomplished either based on primary elections or by means of a political party convention or caucus

• Quote of the day- “We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles”-Jimmy Carter 

• 1887– In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.

• 1913 – Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.

• 1943-Battle of Stalingrad ends in German surrender. 

• • Birthdays:

  • 1953– Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter

  • 1954– Christie Brinkley, American model and actress

  • 1975 – Donald Driver, American football player

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 section 2 reading worksheet. 

  • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-Chapter 15 Section 4 notes Chapter 15 Test-Wednesday 2/4/26!!

  • ***ALL CLASSES-January words/quotes are due Wednesday 2/18/26!!  Checklist is on Google classroom

January 30, 2026

 

• 1/30/26- Happy Friday!!

• Word of the day-Primary Sources – any document or artifacts that is direct evidence of historical events including clothing, furniture, homes, recordings, documents and photographs. 

• Quote of the day- “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand.  The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”- Alexander Graham Bell

• 1835 – In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen.

• 1933– Adolf Hitler is sworn in1933 – Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.

1969– The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

• Birthdays:

• 1951– Phil Collins, English musician (Genesis1951 – Phil Collins, English musician (Genesis and Brand X)

• 1974-Christian Bale-British Actor 

• 1993 – Kodai Senga, Japanese baseball player

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 section 1 notes. 

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-Chapter 15 Section 4 notes Chapter 15 Test-Wednesday 2/4/26!!

• Have a great weekend!

• Mr. D

January 29, 2026

 

• 1/29/26- Happy Thursday!! 

• Word of the day-Plea Bargain-To make an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor in return drops more serious charges

• Quote of the day- “They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”-Edgar Allan Poe

• 1845– "The Raven" is published in the New York Evening Mirror, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe

• 1850-Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.

• 2009– Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is convicted of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.

• • Birthdays:

  • 1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter and film producer

  • 1968– Edward Burns, American actor

  • 1970 – Paul Ryan, American politician;  Former Speaker of the House 

  • Today in-

  •  Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 section 1 notes. 

  • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-Chapter 15 Section 4 notes 

  • Have a good day!

  • Mr D.