December 19, 2025

 

• 12/19/25- Happy Friday TGIF!! 

•  Word of the day-Unicameral - a state government with a single legislative chamber 

• Quote of the day- “Some men are Baptists, others Catholics; my father was an Oldsmobile man”-A Christmas story

• 1777–American Revolutionary War: George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

• 1843– Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol goes on sale.

1998– Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives forwards articles I and III of impeachment against President Bill Clinton to the Senate.

• Birthdays:

• 1957 – Kevin McHale, American basketball player

• 1972– Alyssa Milano, American actress and television personality

• 1980 – Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 3 notes. ‘Transatlatic Slave Trade-Black American HIstory’. 

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 Test.  ALL ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET!! When done; come up and hand-in.  Start copying Chapter 15 vocabulary. Due Tuesday 1/6/26.  Chapter 14 notes Due Due Fiday 1/9/26. 

• Have a good day!

• Mr. D

December 18, 2025

 

• 12/18/25- Happy Thursday!! 

•  Word of the day-Deflation – a decline in general price levels, often caused by a reduction in the supply of money or credit. 

• Quote of the day- “He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command”-Niccolo Machiavelli

• 1787– New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

• 1892 – Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

• 1969– Capital punishment in the United Kingdom: Home Secretary James Callaghan's motion to make permanent the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, which had temporarily suspended capital punishment in England, Wales and Scotland for murder (but not for all crimes) for a period of five years.

• • Birthdays:

  • 1943– Keith Richards English guitarist (The Rolling Stones)

  • 1946 – Steven Spielberg, American film director

  • 1963 – Brad Pitt, American actor

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 2 notes. HW-Chapter 8 section 3 reading worksheet. 

  • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- 1920s Presidents/1920’s crash course; If time start ‘Crash of 29’.  Chapter 14 Test-Friday 12/19/25!! 

  • Have a great day!

  • Mr d

December 17, 2025

 

• 12/17/25- Happy Wednesday!! 

•  Word of the day- unprecedented- novel; have no earlier occurance

• Quote of the day- “To weep is to make less the depth of grief”-William Shakespeare

• 1538– Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.

• 1989 – The Simpsons first premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

• 2014– The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961.

• • Birthdays:

  • 1945 – Chris Matthews, American journalist

  • 1946 – Eugene Levy, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

  • 1953 – Bill Pullman, American actor

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 2 notes. Start Slavery video Packet

  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 section 3 notes.  ‘Crash of 29’.  Chapter 14 Test-Friday 12/19/25!!

• Have a great day!

• Mr. D

December 16, 2025

 

• 12/16/25- Happy Tuesday!!! 

•  Word of the day-legislative branch-part of the government that is responsible for making laws

• Quote of the day- “The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity”-Martin Van Buren

• 1773=American Revolution: Boston Tea Party – Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.

• 1944– World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.

1978– Cleveland, Ohio, becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.

• Birthdays:

• 1941 – Lesley Stahl, American journalist

• 1964 – Billy Ripken, American baseball player

• 1981 – Krysten Ritter, American actress, musician, and model

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 2 notes. HW-Chapter 8 section 2 reading worksheet. 

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 vocabulary quiz-Tuesday 12/16/25. HW-Chapter 14 section 3 reading worksheet.

Have a good day!

Mr. D

December 15, 2025

 

• 12/15/25- Happy Monday!! 

•  Word of the day-denomination-religious subgroup

• Quote of the day- “Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure”-Lord Byron 

• 1791– The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.

• 1933– The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.

1978– U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan

• Birthdays:

• 1944– Jim Leyland, American baseball player and manager

• 1954 –Mark Warner, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of Virginia

• 1967 – Mo Vaughn, American baseball player

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 8 section 1-2 notes ‘Railroads’ 

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 14 section 2 notes. Finish ‘Boom’. Chapter 14 vocabulary quiz-Tuesday 12/16/25

•  ***November Words Quotes-Due Monday 12/15/24.  Checklist is on your Google classroom

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• RIP Rob Reiner... on of my favorite movie directors ever!

• Mr. D