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
