Mr. Diskin's Blog: September 2025

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

9/30/25- Happy Tuesday!!
Word of the day-demagogue-leader who manipulates people with half-truths, deceptive promises, and scare tactics
Quote of the day- “Always laugh when you can; It is cheap medicine”-Lord Byron
1882– Thomas Edison's first commercial hydroelectric power plant (later known as Appleton Edison Light Company) begins operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States.
1935– The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
1972– Roberto Clemente records the 3,000th and final hit of his career.
- Birthdays:
- 1957– Fran Drescher, American actress
- 1984 – T-Pain, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1987 – Kenley Jansen, Curaçaoan baseball player[
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- ‘Chapter 6 section 1 notes. GW- Bio.
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- ‘Review Quiz’; ‘Progressive Era-Just the facts’ Chapter 12 vocabulary-Due Monday 10/6/25!!
- ***ALL CLASSES- August/September Words/quotes will be due Tuesday 10/7/25!! Checklist is on your google classroom!!
- Have a great day!
- Mr. D

9/29/25- Happy Monday!! How about them Giants!!!
Word of the day-pocket veto-type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned
Quote of the day- “No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness”-Aristotle
1789 – The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
1938– Munich Agreement: Germany is given permission from France, Italy, and Great Britain to seize the territory of Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. The meeting takes place in Munich, and leaders from neither the Soviet Union nor Czechoslovakia attend.
1979– Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit Ireland.
- Birthdays:
- 1942 – Bill Nelson, American captain and politician
- 1948 – Bryant Gumbel, American journalist and sportscaster
- 1979 – Shelley Duncan, American baseball player
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- ‘Chapter 6 section 1 notes. GW- Bio. Review notes-Due Monday 9/29/25 (10th-Panorama Survery)
Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- ‘Progressive Era-Just the facts’. Review Quiz-Tuesday 9/30/25!!
Have a great day!
Mr. D

9/26/25- Happy Friday!! TGIF!!
Word of the day-xenophobia-hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything strange or foreign
Quote of the day- “In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.”-Charles Darwin
1789– Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State, John Jay is appointed the first Chief Justice of the United States, Samuel Osgood is appointed the first United States Postmaster General, and Edmund Randolph is appointed the first United States Attorney General.
1960– In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
1981– Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
- Birthdays:
- 1946 – Christine Todd Whitman, American politician
- 1981 – Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
- 1981 – Serena Williams, American tennis player
Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- ‘Chapter 6 section 1 notes. Consitutional Convention/Where US politics came from. Chapter 6 vocabulary-due Friday 9/26/25. Review notes-Due Monday 9/29/25
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Gilded Age. Review Quiz-Tuesday 9/30/25!!
- Have a great day!
- Mr. D

9/24/25- Happy Wednesday!!
Word of the day-isolationism-isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations
Quote of the day- “Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. -George S. Patton.
1789-The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1964 – The Warren Commission released its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald released its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone released its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS.
- Birthdays:
- 1965 – Scottie Pippen, American basketball player
- 1975 – Matt Hasselbeck, American football player
- 1980 – T.I., American rapper, songwriter, producer, and actor
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- ‘Chapter 6 section 1 notes. Chapter 6 section 1 reading worksheet/Consitutional Convention/Where US politics came from. Chapter 6 vocabulary-due Friday 9/26/25. Review notes-Due Monday 9/29/25
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Review Notes’/’Civil War’ Review Quiz-Tuesday 9/30/25!!
- Have a great day!
- Mr. D

9/24/25- Happy Wednesday!!
Word of the day-isolationism-isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations
Quote of the day- “Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. -George S. Patton.
1789-The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1964 – The Warren Commission released its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald released its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone released its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS.
Birthdays:
- 1964– Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player
- 1973 – Eddie George, American football player and sportscaster
- 1990 – Vontaze Burfict, American football player
- Today in-
- Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- ‘Chapter 6 section 1 notes. Chapter 6 section 1 notes. Chapter 6 section 1 reading worksheet/Consitutional Convention
- Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Review Notes’/’Civil War’ Review Quiz-Tuesday 9/30/25!!
- Have a great day!
- Mr. D