May 21, 2026

 

• 5/21/26-Happy Thursday!! 

• Word of the day-Consumer Credit – ability to buy goods or services now and pay later by installment payments. 

• Quote of the day- “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”-Benjamin Franklin

• 1856– Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.

• 1881 – The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.

1927 – Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Birthdays:

• 1951 – Al Franken, American actor, screenwriter, and politician

• 1966 – Lisa Edelstein, American actress

• 1996 – Josh Allen, American football player

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- ‘Gilded Age’. Chapter 13 sections 1&2 notes-Due Wednesday 5/28/26

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- The Century Video Packet. Chapter 19 sections 1 & 2 notes-Due Thursday 5/28/26. 

• *** May Words/Quotes are due Friday 5/29/26!! 

• Have a great day!

• Mr. D

May 20, 2026

 

• 5/20/26-Happy Wednesday!!

• Word of the day-recall-procedure that permits voters to remove public officials from office before the next election

• Quote of the day- “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”- Leo Tolstoy

• 1862– U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law.

• 1927– At 07:52 Charles Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on the world's first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. He touched down at Le Bourget Field in Paris at 22:22 the next day.

• 1989– The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.

• Birthdays:

  • 1946 – Cher, American singer, actress, producer, and director (Sonny & Cher)

  • 1954 – Cindy McCain, American businesswoman and philanthropist, wife of John McCain

  • 1972 – Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 13 section 2 notes. ‘The Gilded Age’. 

  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 19 section 2 notes.  ‘Korean War’.

• Have a great day!

• Mr. D

May 18, 2026

 

• 5/18/26-Happy Monday!! 

• Word of the day-stare decisis- the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent

• Quote of the day- “Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye”- H. Jackson Brown Jr. 

• 1860 – Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.

• 1863 – American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.

1896– The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.

Birthdays:

• 1952 – George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer

• 1970 – Tina Fey, American actress, screenwriter, and producer

• 1983 – Vince Young, American football player

• Today in-

• Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 13 section 2 notes. ‘The Gilded Age’. 

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 19 section 2 notes.  ‘Korean War’.

Have a great day!

Mr. D

May 15, 2026

 

• 5/15/26-Happy Friday!! TGIF!! 

• Word of the day-per capita income-average income per person

• Quote of the day- “A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves”-Henry Ward Beecher

• 1776– American Revolution: the Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.

• 1911 – In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court, declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.

2008 – California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.

Birthdays:

• 1948 – Kathleen Sebelius American politician, 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

• 1956 – Dan Patrick, American sportscaster

• 1969 – Emmitt Smith, American football player and sportscaster

• Today in-

•   Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 13 section 2 notes. ‘The Gilded Age’. 

• Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 19 section 2 notes. ‘Best Years’.  HW-Chapter 19 section 3 reading worksheet.

• Have a great weekend!

• Mr. D

May 14, 2026

 

• 5/14/26 Happy Thursday!!  

• Word of the day-obsolete-outdated

• Quote of the day- “We live in a rainbow of chaos”-Paul Cezanne

• 1607 – Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.

• 1787– In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention– In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.

• 1955– Cold War: Eight communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.

• Birthdays:

  • 1944 – George Lucas, American director

  • 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook

  • 1989– Rob Gronkowski, American football player

  •   Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 13 section 2 notes. HW-Chapter 13 section 2 reading worksheet. 

  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 19 section 2 notes. ‘Best Years’.

• Have a good day!

• Mr. D

May 13, 2026

 

• 5/13/26- Happy Wednesday!! 

• Word of the day-Nuclear Regulatory Commission-government organization formed in 1974 to oversee the civilian uses of nuclear materials

• Quote of the day- “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”- Theodore Roosevelt

• 1846– Mexican-American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.

• 1861– American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the breakaway states as having belligerent rights.

1963– The U.S. Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland is decided

Birthdays:

• 1950 – Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and activist

• 1964 – Stephen Colbert, American comedian, writer, and actor

• 1966 – Darius Rucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hootie & the Blowfish)

• Today in-

•  Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 13 section 2 notes.

Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 19 section 2 notes. ‘Best Years’.

Have a good day!

Mr. D

May 12, 2026

 

• 5/12/26- Happy Tuesday!! 

• Word of the day-religious tolerance-idea that people of different religions should live in peace together

• Quote of the day- “There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse”-John Locke

• 1780– American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.

• 1933– The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies.

• 2002– Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.

• Birthdays:

  • 1948 – Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

  • 1961 – Paul Begala, American political adviser and television host

  • 1972 – Rhea Seehorn, American actress

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 13 section 2 notes. 

  • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 19 section 2 notes. ‘Best Years’. 

  • Have a great day!

  • Mr. D

May 11, 2026

 

• 5/11/26- Happy Monday!! 

• Word of the day-Consensus – a point reached in a negotiation where a general agreement of all or most of the people consulted is achieved 

• Quote of the day- “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The certain way to succeed is to always try just one more time”-Thomas Edison 

• 1846– President James K. Polk asked for and received a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War

• 1894 – Pullman Strike: Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois.

• 1945– World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill is hit by two kamikazes, killing 346 of its crew. Although badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under its own power

• Birthdays:

  • 1952 – Mike Lupica, American journalist

  • 1983– Matt Leinart, American football player

  • 1989 – Cam Newton, American football player

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 13 section 1 reading worksheet. Chapter 12 notes-Due Monday 5/11/26!!  

  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 19 section 2 notes. ‘Best Years’

• Have a great day!

• Mr. D