Mr. Diskin's Blog: November 2024

Monday, November 25, 2024

11/25/24- Happy Monday!!
Word of the day-gratitude-the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
Quote of the day- “"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust
1783– American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
1947– Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
1963– President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
- Birthdays:
- 1944 – Ben Stein, American actor, lawyer, and author
- 1980 – Nick Swisher, American baseball player
- 1981 – Barbara Pierce Bush, American activist
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 6 Test. ALL ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET!! When done; come up and hand-in. Pick up Chapter 7 vocabulary and start working on it. It will be due Tuesday 12/10/24. Chapter 6 notes-Due Thursday 12/12/24.
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 11 Test. ALL ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET!! When done; come up and hand-in. Pick up the Chapter 12 vocabulary-Due Tuesday 12/3/24. Chapter 11 notes-Due Thursday 12/5/24.
- Have a great day!
- Mr. D

11/21/24- Happy Thursday!!
Word of the day-deferment-official postponement of compulsary military service
Quote of the day- “A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.”-St. Jerome
1620–Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact
1789– North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
1877– Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
- Birthdays:
- 1944 – Dick Durbin, American politician
- 1971 – Michael Strahan, American football player
- 1985 – Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 6 section 5 notes. Hand out Chapter 6 Test Review. ‘War of 1812’. **Chapter 6 Test-Monday 11/25/24!! Here is copy of Chapter 6 section 5 notes.
- Here is copy of Chapter 6 Test Review
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 11 Test. ALL ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET!! When done; come up and hand-in. Pick up the Chapter 12 vocabulary-Due Tuesday 12/3/24. Chapter 11 notes-Due Thursday 12/5/24.

11/20/24- Happy Wednesday!!
Word of the day-multinational corporation-company that operates in more than one country
Quote of the day- “You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.”-Warren Beatty
1789– New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
1962 – Cuban missile crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.
1985– Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.
- Birthdays:
- 1942 – Joe Biden, American politician, 46th President of the United States
- 1946 – Judy Woodruff, American journalist
- 1971 – Joel McHale, American comedian, actor, and producer
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 6 section 5 notes. ‘War of 1812’. **Chapter 6 Test-Monday 11/25/24!!
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Go overChapter 11 Test Review. Mckinley/TR/Taft. ***Chapter 11 Test-Thursday 11/21/24!!!
- Have a great day!
- Mr. D

11/19/24- Happy Tuesday!!
Word of the day-Economic Dispute – a disagreement over how resources will be used.
Quote of the day- “Thanksgiving provides a formal context in which to consider the instances of kindness that have enlightened our lives”-Jon Carroll
1863-American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1950– US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe
1969– Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.

Birthdays:
1942 – Calvin Klein, American clothing designer
1983 – Adam Driver, American actor
1989 – Tyga, American rapper
Today in-
Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 6 section 5 notes. ‘War of 1812’.
Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 11 section 4 notes. Assign Chapter 11 Test Review. Here is a copy of Chapter 11 section 4 notes. Mckinley/TR/Taft. ***Chapter 11 Test-Thursday 11/21/24!!!
Have a great day!
Mr. D

11/18/24- Happy Monday!!
Word of the day-generation gap-term used to describe the widening difference in values between a younger generation and their parents
Quote of the day- “Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have”-Thomas Edison
1903-The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is also considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
1993– In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is ratified by the House of Representatives.
- Birthdays:
- 1950– Dennis Haskins, American actor
- 1962 – Jamie Moyer, American baseball player
- 1970 – Megyn Kelly, American journalist
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 6 section 5 notes. ‘War of 1812’.
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 11 section 4 notes. Women’s Rights Movement. Mckinley/TR/Taft
- ***ALL CLASSES- OCTOBER WORDS/QUOTES ARE DUE Monday 11/18/24!!!
- Have a great day!
- Mr. D

11/15/24- Happy Friday!! TGIF! Pep rally schedule! Fire Drill 1:15pm.
Word of the day-Decade – ten years.
Quote of the day- “Death is always and under all circumstances a tragedy, for if it is not, then it means that life itself has become one.”-Theodore Roosevelt
1777 – American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
1920– First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
1943-Holocaust: German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies are to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps".
- Birthdays:
- 1940 – Sam Waterston, American actor
- 1974 – Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1991 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 6 section 5 notes. ‘War of 1812’.
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 11 section 4 notes. Women’s Rights Movement. Mckinley/TR/Taft
- ***ALL CLASSES- OCTOBER WORDS/QUOTES ARE DUE Monday 11/18/24!!!
- Have a great weekend!
- Mr. D