Thursday, February 19, 2026

February 19, 2026

 

  • 2/19/26- Happy Thursday!! 

  • Word of the day-Specialization – the situation in which a nation produces a narrower range of goods and services

  • Quote of the day- “The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries”-Rene Descartes

  • 1807– Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.

  • 1846– In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following Texas' annexation by the United States.

  • 1976– Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald R. Ford's Proclamation 4417

    • Birthdays:

    • 1940 – Smokey Robinson, American singer

    • 1955Jeff Daniels, American actor

    • 2004Millie Bobby Brown, English actress, model and producer

    • Today in-

    • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 10 section 1 notes.  Chapter 10 vocabulary (Due Thursday 2/19/26) Chapter 9 notes-Due Friday 2/20/26. ‘Men who built America’. 

    • Period 5-6/7-8-(American II) New Deal Agencies quiz-Thursday 2/19/26 (see picture on Google classroom-it is matching and do not worry about abbreviations) ‘Rising Road’. 

    • ***ALL CLASSES-January words/quotes are due Wednesday 2/18/26!!  Checklist is on Google classroom

    • Have a great day!

    • Mr. D