Wednesday, January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025

 

  • 1/8/25- Happy Wednesday!!

  •  Word of the day-escalation-expasion by stages, as from a local to a national conflict

  • Quote of the day- “Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • 1790– George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.

  • 1815– War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans – Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.

  • 1835– The United States national debt is zero for the only time.

    • Birthdays:

    • 1949 – John Podesta, American lawyer and politician, 20th White House Chief of Staff

    • 1958 – Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education

    • 1971Jason Giambi, American baseball player

    • Today in-

    • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 Test (Makeups/finish) All answers on answer sheet!!!  When done; come up and hand-in.  Start copying Chapter 8 vocabulary-Due Monday 1/13/25.  Chapter 7 notes-Due Wednesday 1/15/25!!

    • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 12 section 4 notes. ‘Woodrow Wilson’

    • ***December Words/Quotes are due Thursday 1/16/25

    • Have a good day!

    • Mr. D