January 31, 2025

 

• 1/31/25- Happy Friday!! TGIF!!

• Word of the day-Protest-express an objection to what someone has said or done

• Quote of the day- “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”-Emma Lazarus

• 1801– John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States.

• 1865 –American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.

1950– United States President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.

• Birthdays:

• 1941 – Dick Gephardt, American lawyer and politician

• 1947– Nolan Ryan, American baseball player

• 1981 – Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 4 reading worksheet.  Chapter 8 vocabulary quiz-Friday 1/31/25!!

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-  Chapter 12 Test (makeups/finish) Chapter 13 section 2 reading worksheet.  Chapter 13 vocabulary-Due Monday 2/3/25.  Chapter 12 notes-Due Tuesday 2/4/25.

• ***January words/quotes are due 2/7/25!!

• Have a good weekend!

• Mr. D

January 30, 2025

• 1/30/25- Happy Thursday!!!

• Word of the day-Primary Sources – any document or artifacts that is direct evidence of historical events including clothing, furniture, homes, recordings, documents and photographs. 

• Quote of the day- “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand.  The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”- Alexander Graham Bell

• 1835– In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen.

• 1933–Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany.

1969– The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police

• Birthdays:

• 1941– Dick Cheney, American politician, 17th United States Secretary of Defense & 46th Vice President of the United States

• 1951– Phil Collins, English musician (Genesis1951 – Phil Collins, English musician (Genesis and Brand X)

• 1974-Christian Bale-British Actor 

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 3 notes. Crash Course Packet.  Chapter 8 vocabulary quiz-Friday 1/31/25!! Here is copy of Chapter 8 section 3 notes.

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-  Chapter 12 Test (makeups/finish) Chapter 13 section 1 notes. Chapter 13 vocabulary-Due Monday 2/3/25.  Chapter 12 notes-Due Tuesday 2/4/25.

• ***January words/quotes are due 1/7/25!!!

Have a great day!

Mr. D

 

January 29, 2025

 

• 1/29/25- Happy Wednesday!! 

• Word of the day-Plea Bargain-To make an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor in return drops more serious charges

• Quote of the day- “They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”-Edgar Allan Poe

• 1845– "The Raven" is published in the New York Evening Mirror, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe

• 1850 –Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.

• 2009– Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is convicted of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.

• • Birthdays:

  • 1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter and film producer

  • 1968 – Edward Burns, American actor

  • 1970 – Paul Ryan, American politician;  Former Speaker of the House 

  • Today in-

  •  Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 3 notes. Crash Course Packet

  • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-  Chapter 12 Test (makeups/finish). When done; come up and hand-in.  Start copying Chapter 13 vocabulary-Due Monday 2/3/25.  Chapter 12 notes-Due Tuesday 2/4/25.

  • Have a good day!

  • Mr. D

January 28, 2025

 

• 1/28/25- Happy Tuesday!! 

• Word of the day-New Right-a political coalition of conservative groups formed in 1980

• Quote of the day- “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time”-Leo Tolstoy

• 1915– An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.

• 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his first US television appearance

• 1986– Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission – Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.

• Birthdays:

• 1969 – Mo Rocca, American comedian and television journalist

• 1972 – Amy Coney Barrett, American jurist, academic, attorney, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

• 1998– Ariel Winter, American actress

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 3 notes. Crash Course Packet. Here is link for Chapter 8 section 2 notes.

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-  Chapter 12 Test.When done; come up and hand-in.  Start copying Chapter 13 vocabulary-Due Monday 2/3/25.  Chapter 12 notes-Due Tuesday 2/4/25.

Have a great day!

Mr. D

January 27, 2025

 

• 1/27/25 Happy Monday!! Welcome to 3rd quarter/2nd half of year!! Another KC/Phllly Superbowl…. As a NY Giants fan I am obligated to say… Go Chiefs!! 

• Word of the day-New Left-new political movement of the late 1960s that called for radical changes to fight poverty and racism

• Quote of the day- “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”-Theodore Roosevelt

• 1825-The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".

• 1945– World War II: The Red Army liberates the remained inmates of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp built by the Nazi Germans on the territory of Poland.

• 1967– The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes

• • Birthdays:

  • 1959 – Keith Olbermann, American journalist and author

  • 1969 – Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor

  • 1983 – Gavin Floyd, American baseball player

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 2 notes. ‘Railroads’/IR-Euro. 

  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 13 Pre-Test.  Chapter 13 section 1 notes.  ‘Boom to Bust’. Chapter 12 Test-Tuesday 1/28/25

Have a great day!

Mr. D

January 24, 2025

 

• 1/24/25- Happy Friday!! TGIF!!!

• Word of the day-Separation of Powers – the distribution of political power among the branches of government, giving each branch a particular set of responsibilities. 

• Quote of the day- “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it”-Confucius

• 1848– California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.

• 1933– The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.

1943– World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca

• Birthdays:

• 1941– Neil Diamond, American singer

• 1968 – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast

• 1974 – Ed Helms, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 2 notes. ‘Railroads’/IR-Euro. 

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- ‘Peacemakers’ Chapter 12 Test-Tuesday 1/28/25

Have a great weekend!!

Mr. D