Thursday, October 24, 2024

October 24, 2024

 

  • 10/24/24- Happy Thursday!! 

  • Word of the day-Bias – an unfair act or policy resulting from prejudice. 

  • Quote of the day- “Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.”-FDR

  • 1911 – Orville Wright remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

  • 1929 – Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.

  • 1931– The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.

1947 – Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
  • Birthdays:

  • 1957Ron Gardenhire, German-born American baseball manager

  • 1998Daya, American singer

  • 1999Amon-Ra St. Brown, American football player

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 6 section 3 notes. ’LA Purchase’ HW-Chapter 6 section 3 reading worksheet. Chapter 6 vocabulary quiz-Wednesday 10/30/24.

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

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

  • ***FYI- Starting with quarter 2 (11/1/24) Due dates will be strictly enforced!!  If its handed in past due date it will be a 0!! Due dates are not Suggestions.

  • Have a great day!

  • Mr. D