Wednesday, December 4, 2024

December 4, 2024

 

  • 12/4/24- Happy Wednesday!!!

  • Word of the day-Apportionment – the distribution of legislative seats according to population 

  • Quote of the day- “Creditors have better memories than debtors”-Benjamin Franklin

  • 1259-Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.

  • 1875– Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.

1918– U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.

  • Birthdays:

  • 1949Jeff Bridges, American actor

  • 1969Jay-Z, American rapper

  • 2003Jackson Holliday, American baseball player

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- ‘War of 1812’.  Chapter 7 section 1 notes.  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)-  ‘Taft’. Chapter 12 section 1 notes. Chapter 12 vocabulary-Due Wednesday 12/4/24.  Chapter 11 notes-Due Thursday 12/5/24.  

  • ***November Words Quotes-Due Monday 12/16/24.  Checklist is on your Google classroom

  • Have a great day!

  • MR. D