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