Tuesday, December 9, 2025

December 9, 2025

 

  • 12/9/25- Happy Tuesday!! 

  • Word of the day-scalawag-negative nickname for a white southern Republican after the civil war

  • Quote of the day- “Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way”-Nelson Mandela

  • 1793– New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.

  • 1946– The "Subsequent Nuremberg Trials" begin with the "Doctors' Trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.

  • 1953Red Scare:General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.

    • Birthdays:

    • 1947Tom Daschle– American politician, Senator from South Dakota (1987-2005)

    • 1953 – John Malkovich, American actor

    • 1966 – Kirsten Gillibrand, American lawyer and politician

    • Today in-

    • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 7 Test (makeups/finish). Chapter 8 section 1 notes/IR. Chapter 8 vocabulary Due-Wednesday 12/10/25.  Chapter 7 notes-Due Friday 12/12/25!!  

    • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 section 1 reading worksheet. Chapter 13 notes will now be due on Tuesday 12/9/25!! 

    •  ***November Words Quotes-Due Monday 12/15/24.  Checklist is on your Google classroom

    • Have a good day!

    • Mr. D