December 18, 2024

 

• 12/18/24- Happy Tuesday!! 

•  Word of the day-Deflation – a decline in general price levels, often caused by a reduction in the supply of money or credit. 

• Quote of the day- “He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command”-Niccolo Machiavelli

• 1787– New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

• 1865–US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.

• 1892 – Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

• • Birthdays:

  • 1943 – Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)

  • 1946 – Steven Spielberg, American film director

  • 1963 – Brad Pitt, American actor

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 section 3 notes. ‘Remember the Alamo’

  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 12 section 3 notes.  ‘Shellshock’.Chapter 12 vocabulary quiz-Wednesday 12/18/24

• Have a good day!

• Mr. D

December 17, 2024

 

• 12/17/24- Happy Tuesday!! 

•  Word of the day- unprecedented- novel; have no earlier occurance

• Quote of the day- “To weep is to make less the depth of grief”-William Shakespeare

• 1538– Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.

• 1989 – The Simpsons first premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

2014– The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961

• Birthdays:

• 1936 – Pope Francis

• 1945 – Chris Matthews, American journalist

• 1946 – Eugene Levy, Canadian ac

• tor, director, and screenwriter

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 section 3 notes. ‘Remember the Alamo’.Chapter 7 vocabulary quiz-Tuesday 12/17/24

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 11 section 3 notes.  ‘Shellshock’.Chapter 12 vocabulary quiz-Wednesday 12/18/24

Have a great day!

Mr. D

December 16, 2024

 

• 12/16/24- Happy Monday!! 

•  Word of the day-legislative branch-part of the government that is responsible for making laws

• Quote of the day- “The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity”-Martin Van Buren

• 1773=American Revolution: Boston Tea Party – Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.

• 1944– World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.

1978– Cleveland, Ohio, becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.

• Birthdays:

• 1941 – Lesley Stahl, American journalist

• 1964 – Billy Ripken, American baseball player

• 1981 – Krysten Ritter, American actress, musician, and model

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 section 3 notes. ‘Remember the Alamo’. HW-Chapter 7 section 3 reading worksheet. Chapter 7 vocabulary quiz-Tuesday 12/17/24. Here is a copy of Chapter 7 section 2 notes.

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- ‘Entry of U.S into WW1’  Here is a copy of Chapter 12 section 2 notes.

• ***November Words Quotes-Due Monday 12/16/24.  Checklist is on your Google classroo

December 13, 2024

 

• 12/13/24- Happy Friday!! TGIF!! Friday the 13th!!

•  Word of the day-Comparative advantage – the principle that states that a country benefits from specializing in the production of goods at which it is relatively most efficient. 

• Quote of the day- “Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves”-Alexis de Tocqueville

• 1636– The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.

• 1862 –American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.

• 2003–Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit (see Operation Red Dawn).

• • Birthdays:

  • 1925– Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian

  • 1989 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress

  • 1996– Gleyber Torres, Venezuelan baseball player

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 section 2 notes ‘Westward’/’2nd Great Awakening’. Chapter 7 vocabulary quiz-Tuesday 12/16/24 Here is a copy of Chapter 7 section 2 notes.

  • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 12 section 2 notes.  ‘Entry of U.S into WW1’ 

  • ***November Words Quotes-Due Monday 12/16/24.  Checklist is on your Google classroom

  • Have Good Weekend!

  • Mr. D

December 12, 2024

 

• 12/12/24- Happy Thursday!! 

•  Word of the day-City-state - A self-governing city, often with surrounding lands it governs. 

• Quote of the day- “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness”-Ralph Waldo Emerson

• 1787– Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution five days after Delaware became the first.

• 1941– Adolf Hitler announces extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery

2000– The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.

• Birthdays:

• 1962 – Mike Golic, American football player

• 1962 – Peter Bergen, American journalist and national security analyst

• 1975 – Mayim Bialik, American actress

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 section 2 notes ‘Westward’/’2nd Great Awakening’.  Chapter 6 notes-Due Thursday 12/12/24.  Here is copy of PowerPoint for Chapter 7 section 1 notes.

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 12 section 1 notes. HW-Chapter 12 section 2 reading worksheet. Here is copy of Chapter 12 section 1 notes.

• ***November Words Quotes-Due Monday 12/16/24.  Checklist is on your Google classroom

Have a great day!

Mr. D

December 11, 2024

 

• 12/11/24- Happy Wednesday!!

•  Word of the day-Free Market Economy – an economy in which individuals decide the economic questions in the market place. 

• Quote of the day- “Death is for the living and not for the dead.”-Floyd McClure 

• 1792–  French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

• 1934–Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time.

1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on Germany and Italy.

• Birthdays:

• 1943 – John Kerry, American politician

• 1958– Nikki Sixx American musician (Mötley Crüe)

• 1973– Mos Def, American rapper and actor

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 section 1-2 notes ‘Westward’ Chapter 6 notes-Due Thursday 12/12/24. 

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 12 section 1 notes.  ‘Shellshock’

• ***November Words Quotes-Due Monday 12/16/24.  Checklist is on your Google classroom

• Have a great day!

• Mr. D