Wednesday, September 11, 2024

September 11, 2024

 

  • 9/11/24 (Never Forget)- Happy Wednesday.

  • Word of the day-Terrorist-Someone or group of people who use terror as a means of getting what they want politically or otherwise

  • Quote of the day- “Courage is knowing what not to fear”-Plato

  • On this date-

  • 1777 – American Revolution: Battle of Brandywine – The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

  • 1941 – Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and the Roosevelt administration of pressing for war with Germany.

  • 2001 – In the USA three hijacked aircraft are deliberately crashed into the twin World Trade Center towers (which collapse) in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, in a co-ordinated attack which became known as "9/11". Another hijacked airliner in the same attack crashes in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people are killed.


    • Today in- 

    • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  ‘102 minutes that changed America’

    • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- ‘102 minutes that changed America’  Chapter 10 vocabulary is due Wednesday 9/11/24!!!

    • Have a great day!

    • Mr. D