November 25, 2025 (Bonus)

 

• 11/25/25- Happy Tuesday!! 

• Word of the day-gratitude-the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

• Quote of the day- “"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust

• 1783– American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

• 1947– Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

• 1963– President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery

• • Birthdays:

  • 1944 – Ben Stein, American actor, lawyer, and author

  • 1980 – Nick Swisher, American baseball player

  • 1981 – Barbara Pierce Bush, American activist

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- ‘The Real Story of Thanksgiving’. Chapter 7 Test-Wednesday 12/3/25. 

  •  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 13 test (finish/makeup).  When finished; come up and hand-in.  Start working on copying Chapter 14 vocabulary Due Wednesday 12/3/25.  Chapter 13 notes-Due Thursday 12/4/25!!

  • ALL CLASSES- ALL NOTES MUST BE COPIED (BY HAND) AND HANDED IN WITH NAME ON IT (MAJOR PART Of NOTEBOOK GRADE (SEE SYLLABI)

  • - Starting with quarter 2 (11/3/25) Due dates will be strictly enforced!!  If its handed in past due date it will be a 0!! Due dates are not Suggestions..

  • Have a great Thanksgiving!!

  • Mr. D

November 24, 2025

 

• 11/24/25-Happy Monday!! 

• Word of the day-autonomy-self-government, with respect to local matters

• Quote of the day- “So long as you are still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them.”-Neale Donald Walsch

• 1859– Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species, the anniversary of which is sometimes called "Evolution Day“

• 1944– World War II: Bombing of Tokyo – The first bombing raid against the Japanese capital from the east and by land is carried out by 88 American aircraft.

• 1963– In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters.

• Birthdays:

• 1977 – Colin Hanks, American actor

• 1978 – Katherine Heigl, American actress and producer

• 1990 – Sarah Hyland, American actress

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- America’s Wild West-A Catastrophic Frontier 

•  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 13 test.  When finished; come up and hand-in.  Start working on copying Chapter 14 vocabulary Due Wednesday 12/3/25.  Chapter 13 notes-Due Thursday 12/4/25!!

• ALL CLASSES- ALL NOTES MUST BE COPIED (BY HAND) AND HANDED IN WITH NAME ON IT (MAJOR PART Of NOTEBOOK GRADE (SEE SYLLABI)

• - Starting with quarter 2 (11/3/25) Due dates will be strictly enforced!!  If its handed in past due date it will be a 0!! Due dates are not Suggestions..

• Have a good day!

• Mr, D

November 21, 2025

 

• 11/21/25- Happy Friday TGIF!!

• Word of the day-deferment-official postponement of compulsary military service 

• Quote of the day- “A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.”-St. Jerome

• 1620–Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact 

• 1789– North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.

1877– Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound

• Birthdays:

• 1944 – Dick Durbin, American politician

• 1971 – Michael Strahan, American football player

• 1985 – Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer-songwriter

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- America’s Wild West-A Catastrophic Frontier 

•  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-  ‘Boom to Bust’.  ‘History of Thanksgiving’. Chapter 13 test is Monday 11/24/25

• ALL CLASSES- ALL NOTES MUST BE COPIED (BY HAND) AND HANDED IN WITH NAME ON IT (MAJOR PART Of NOTEBOOK GRADE (SEE SYLLABI)

• - Starting with quarter 2 (11/3/25) Due dates will be strictly enforced!!  If its handed in past due date it will be a 0!! Due dates are not Suggestions..

• Have a great day!

• Mr. D

November 20, 2025

 

• 11/20/25- Happy Thursday!! 

• Word of the day-multinational corporation-company that operates in more than one country 

• Quote of the day- “You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.”-Warren Beatty

• 1789– New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

• 1945 – Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.

1962 – Cuban missile crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.

• Birthdays:

• 1942 – Joe Biden, American politician, 46th President of the United States

• 1946 – Judy Woodruff, American journalist

• 1971 – Joel McHale, American comedian, actor, and producer

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 7 section 3 notes worksheet.  ‘Westward’. Chapter 7 vocabulary quiz-Wednesday 11/19/25 (Periods 9 & 10)

•  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-  Chapter 13 section 3 notes.  ‘Boom to Bust’.  Chapter 13 test is Monday 11/24/25

• ALL CLASSES- ALL NOTES MUST BE COPIED (BY HAND) AND HANDED IN WITH NAME ON IT (MAJOR PART Of NOTEBOOK GRADE (SEE SYLLABI)

• - Starting with quarter 2 (11/3/25) Due dates will be strictly enforced!!  If its handed in past due date it will be a 0!! Due dates are not Suggestions..

Have a good day!

Mr. D

November 19, 2025

 

• 11/19/25- Happy Wednesday!! 

• Word of the day-Economic Dispute – a disagreement over how resources will be used. 

• Quote of the day- “Thanksgiving provides a formal context in which to consider the instances of kindness that have enlightened our lives”-Jon Carroll 

• 1863-American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

• 1950– US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe

• 1969– Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.

• Birthdays:

• • 1942 – Calvin Klein, American clothing designer

  • 1983 – Adam Driver, American actor

  • 1989 – Tyga, American rapper

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 7 section 3 notes worksheet.  ‘Westward’. Chapter 7 vocabulary quiz-Wednesday 11/19/25 (Periods 9 & 10)

  •  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)-  Chapter 13 section 3 notes.  ‘Boom to Bust’.  Chapter 13 test is Monday 11/24/25

  • ALL CLASSES- ALL NOTES MUST BE COPIED (BY HAND) AND HANDED IN WITH NAME ON IT (MAJOR PART Of NOTEBOOK GRADE (SEE SYLLABI)

  • - Starting with quarter 2 (11/3/25) Due dates will be strictly enforced!!  If its handed in past due date it will be a 0!! Due dates are not Suggestions..

  • Have a good day!

  • Mr. D