12/5/24- Happy Thursday!!
Word of the day-Diversity – variety in culture and ethnic background, race and belief is not only permissible but also desirable and beneficial in a pluralistic society.
Quote of the day- “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both” -Louis Brandeis
1492- Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola, now Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.
1933– Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah becomes the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, thus establishing the required 75% of states needed to enact the amendment (this overturned the 18th Amendment which had made the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol illegal in the United States)
Birthdays:
1985 – Frankie Muniz, American actor
1990– Montee Ball, American football player
1991 – Christian Yelich, American baseball player[
Today in-
Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 section 1 notes ‘Westward’ Chapter 7 vocabulary due Tuesday 12/10/24. Chapter 6 notes-Due Thursday 12/12/24.
Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 12 section 1 notes.HW-Chapter 12 section 1 reading worksheet. 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
