March 14, 2025

 

• 3/14/25- Happy Thursday!!  

• Word of the day-civil service- government’s non-elected workers

• Quote of the day- “The wars of peoples will be more terrible than those of kings”- Winston Churchill

• 1794-Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.

• 1900– The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard.

1967– The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.

Birthdays:

• 1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1961 – Gary Dell'Abate, American actor and producer (Howard Stern Show)

• 1997 – Simone Biles, American gymnast

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 Test (makeups/Finish) Start copying Chapter 10 vocabulary-Due Wednesday 3/19/25 (***COUNTS AS TEST GRADE***)  Chapter 9 notes-Due Thursday 3/20/25!! 

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 15 section 1 notes. ‘Crash of 29’. Chapter 15 vocabulary-Due Friday 3/14/25. Chapter 14 notes-Due Monday 3/17/25!

Have a great weekend!

Mr. D