1/2/25- Happy Thursday!! Happy New Year!!
Word of the day-Electoral college- the group of people selected by each state that elect the president and Vice President of the United States.
Quote of the day- “A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music”-President Barack Obama
1788– Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
1974– President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
1999– A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, Illinois, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported.
Birthdays:
1963– David Cone, American baseball player
1963 – Edgar Martínez, American baseball player
1975 – Dax Shepard, American actor
Today in-
Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Assign Chapter 7 Test Review sheet. ‘Remember the Alamo’. Chapter 7 Test-Monday 1/6/25!! Here is a copy of Chapter 7 section 3 notes.
Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 12 section 3 notes. World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History #33 Here is copy of Chapter 12 section 3 notes.
***December Words/Quotes are due Thursday 1/16/25.
Have a great day!
Mr. D
