Friday, January 30, 2026

January 29, 2026

 

  • 1/29/26- Happy Thursday!! 

  • Word of the day-Plea Bargain-To make an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor in return drops more serious charges

  • Quote of the day- “They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”-Edgar Allan Poe

  • 1845– "The Raven" is published in the New York Evening Mirror, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe

  • 1850-Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.

  • 2009– Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is convicted of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.

    • Birthdays:

    • 1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter and film producer

    • 1968Edward Burns, American actor

    • 1970 – Paul Ryan, American politician;  Former Speaker of the House 

    • Today in-

    •  Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 9 section 1 notes. 

    • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-Chapter 15 Section 4 notes 

    • Have a good day!

    • Mr D.