Wednesday, October 23, 2024

October 23, 2024

 

  • 10/23/24- Happy Wednesday!! 

  • Word of the day-Biography – a narrative account of a person’s life. 

  • Quote of the day- “You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it. -Malcolm X

  • 1641– Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.

  • 1850–The first National Women's Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

  • 1861–U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C., for all military-related cases.

  • 1973–The Watergate Scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.

    • Birthdays:

    • 1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer

    • 1976 – Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor and producer

    • 1984 – Meghan McCain, American journalist and author

    • Today in-

    • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 6 section 3 notes. John Adams Presidency/’LA Purchase’ Chapter 6 vocabulary quiz-Wednesday 10/30/24. Here is copy of Chapter 6 section 2 notes.

    • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 11 section 2 notes. ‘Seeds of Change’ HW-Chapter 11 section 2 reading worksheet.  Chapter 11 vocabulary quiz-Monday 10/28/24

    • ***FYI-Quarter 1 will be ending in here on Thursday 10/31/24!!

    • Have a great day!

    • Mr. D