9/6/24-Happy Friday!! TGIF!!!
Word of the day-filibuster-an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedure
Quote of the day- “ Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” Anonymous
1492 – Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time
1901 – Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
1995 – Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.
Birthdays:
1947 – Jane Curtin, American actress and comedian
1972 – Idris Elba, English actor
1990 – John Wall, American basketball player
Period 5-6, 7-8 (U.S. II)- Chapter 10 vocabulary. Due Wednesday 9/11/24.
Period 3 (U.S. 1)- ‘Review notes’. Finish ‘Rebels’.
ALL CLASSES!!- Syllabus sheets signed due Monday 9/9/24!! (NO EXCEPTIONS!!) (counts as quiz grade)
Have a great weekend!!
Mr. D
