Wednesday, September 4, 2024

September 4, 2024

 

  • 9/4/24-Happy Wednesday!!

  • Word of the day-republic-a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch

  • Quote of the day- “Friendship is essentially a partnership”-Aristotle

  • 1781 – Los Angeles, California, is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers.

  • 1957 – American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis – Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas, calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central High School.

1998 – Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Birthdays:

  • 1958 – Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host and author

  • 1968 – Mike Piazza, American baseball player

  • 1981 – Beyoncé Knowles, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress (Destiny's Child)

  • Periods 5-6 and 7-8-American II-  Chapter 10 section 1 notes.  ‘Gilded Age’.  

  • Periods 3,9,10-American I-  Review notes. ‘Rebels’.  

  • ***ALL CLASSES- SYLLABUS SIGNED DUE Monday 9/9/24!!  (COUNTS AS QUIZ GRADE!!)

  • Have a great day!

  • Mr. D