Friday, October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024

 

  • 10/4/24-  Happy Friday!! TGIF!!

  • Word of the day-Affirmative Action – efforts to recruit or hire members of underrepresented groups, such as women and minorities. 

  • Quote of the day- “That government is best which governs least“-Henry David Thoreau

  • 1582 –Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15.

  • 1965- Becoming the first Pope to ever visit the United States of America and the Western hemisphere, Pope Paul VI arrives in New York.

1997- The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo and Company1997 – The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo and Company. A Federal Bureau of Investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the $17.3 million in cash which had been taken.

  • Birthdays:

  • 1976 – Alicia Silverstone, American actress

  • 1979 – Rachael Leigh Cook, American actress

  • 1989 – Dakota Johnson, American actress

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-   Review Quiz (makeups) Chapter 6 section 1 notes.  ‘Colonies in the New World’ Chapter 6 vocabulary-Due Friday 10/4/24. ‘Review notes’-Due Wednesday 10/10/24.

  • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Go over Essay Expectations.  ‘Late 1800s Presidents’/Chapter 10 Test-Monday 10/7/24.

  • ***ALL CLASSES- September words/quotes are due Wednesday 10/9/24!! 

  • Have a great weekend!!

  • Mr. D

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