February 28, 2025

 

• 2/28/25- Happy Friday!! 

• Word of the day-Tinker v. Des Moines School District-Supreme Court case which upheld students 1st Amendment rights; as long as speech does not cause ‘substantial disruption’

• Quote of the day- “Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light”-Oliver Wendell Holmes

• 1953– James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2)

• 1983 – The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.

2013– Pope Benedict XVI formally retires from the papacy – the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years.

• Birthdays:

• 1940– Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver

• 1953 – Paul Krugman, American economist, Nobel laureate

• 1977– Jason Aldean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 section 1 notes.  ‘Reform movements’. HW-Chapter 9 section 1 reading worksheet. Chapter 9 vocabulary.  Due Friday 2/28/25. Chapter 8 notes-Due Tuesday 3/4/25!! Here is copy of Chapter 9 section 1 notes.

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 section 1-2 notes.   HW-Chapter 14 section 2 reading worksheet. Chapter 13 notes Due-Thursday 2/27/25

• ***ALL CLASSES- February Words/quotes are due Monday 3/10/25.  Checklist is on Google Classroom

• Have a good weekend!

• Mr. D

February 27, 2025

 

• 2/27/25- Happy Thursday!! 

• Word of the day-Anarchist-a radical who opposes all government

• Quote of the day- “Time is precious but truth is more precious than time”-Benjamin Disraeli 

• 1860– Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.

• 1939 – United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that sit-down strikes violate property owners' rights and are therefore illegal.

1951– The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified

• Birthdays:

• 1934 – Ralph Nader, American author, activist, and political figure

• 1980– Chelsea Clinton, American journalist and academic

• 1983 – Kate Mara, American actress

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 section 1 notes.  ‘Reform movements’ Chapter 9 vocabulary.  Due Friday 2/28/25. Chapter 8 notes-Due Tuesday 3/4/25!!

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 section 1 notes.   ‘1920s Presidents’.  Chapter 13 notes Due-Thursday 2/27/25

Here is copy of Notebook Checklist for February. It will be due Monday 3/10/25.

Have a good day!

Mr. D

February 26, 2025

 

• 2/26/25- Happy Wednesday!! 

• Word of the day-Amend- to revise

• Quote of the day- “Genius ain’t anything more than elegant common sense”- Josh Billings

• 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of the U.S. Congress establishing most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park (see Grand Canyon National Park).

• 1935– Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.

1993– World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.

• Birthdays:

• 1953 – Michael Bolton, American singer

• 1958 – Tim Kaine, American politician

• 1973 – Marshall Faulk, American football player

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 8 Test. (makeups/Finish) Chapter 9 section 1 notes.  Chapter 9 vocabulary.  Due Friday 2/28/25. Chapter 8 notes-Due Tuesday 3/4/25!!

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 section 1 notes.   ‘1920s Presidents’. Chapter 14 vocabulary-Due Tuesday 2/25/25.  Chapter 13 notes Due-Thursday 2/27/25

Have a great day!

Mr. D

February 25, 2025

 

• 2/25/25- Happy Tuesday!!

• Word of the day-socialism-a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole

• Quote of the day- “No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other fastened about his own neck”- Frederick Douglass

• 1836 – Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for the Colt revolver.

• 1932– Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization, which allows him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident.

1991 – The Warsaw Pact is declared disbanded

• Birthdays:

• 1935– Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host 

• 1949– Ric Flair, American professional wrestler

• 1963 – Paul O'Neill, American baseball player

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 8 Test. (makeups/Finish) Chapter 9 vocabulary.  Due Friday 2/28/25. Chapter 9 section 1 notes (if time).  Chapter 8 notes-Due Tuesday 3/4/25!!

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 section 1 notes.   ‘1920s Presidents’-if time. Chapter 14 vocabulary-Due Tuesday 2/25/25.  Chapter 13 notes Due-Thursday 2/27/25

Have a good day!

Mr. D

February 24, 2025

 

• 2/24/25- Happy Monday!!

• Word of the day-mandate-a public endorsement, expressed to a candidate by voters

• Quote of the day- “Every man has his follies-and often they are the most interesting thing he has got”-Josh Billings

• 1868– Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.

• 1980– The United States Olympic Hockey team completes their Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.

• 1993 – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.

• • Birthdays:

  • 1935– Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host 

  • 1949– Ric Flair, American professional wrestler

  • 1963 – Paul O'Neill, American baseball player

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 8 Test. (makeups/Finish) Chapter 9 vocabulary.  Due Friday 2/28/25. Chapter 9 section 1 notes (if time).  Chapter 8 notes-Due Tuesday 3/4/25!!

  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 section 1 notes.   ‘1920s Presidents’-if time. Chapter 14 vocabulary-Due Tuesday 2/25/25.  Chapter 13 notes Due-Thursday 2/27/25

• Have a good day!

• Mr. D