September 13, 2024

 

• 9/13/24-Happy Friday!!... The 13th!!!

• Word of the day-segregation-forced separation; often by race

• Quote of the day- “Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence”-Aristotle

•  1620 – The Mayflower starts her voyage to North America

• 1814 In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem.

1908 – The General Motors Corporation is founded.

• Birthdays:

• 1949 – Ed Begley, Jr., American actor

• 1952 – Mickey Rourke, American boxer, actor, and screenwriter

• 1963– Richard Marx, American singer-songwriter and producer

• Today in 

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  ‘Review Notes’.  ‘Revolution’. 

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 10 section 1 notes. ‘Gilded Age’.

Have a great weekend!

Mr. D