February 24, 2026

• 2/24/26-Happy Tuesday!! 

• Word of the day-mandate-a public endorsement, expressed to a candidate by voters

• Quote of the day- “Every man has his follies-and often they are the most interesting thing he has got”-Josh Billings

• 1868– Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.

• 1980– The United States Olympic Hockey team completes their Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.

• 1993 – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.

• • Birthdays:

  • 1956 – Eddie Murray, American baseball player and coach

  • 1977 – Floyd Mayweather Jr, American boxer

  • 1999 – Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player

  • Today in-

  • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 10 section 2 notes.  ‘Empire of Glory’. 

  Period 5-6/7-8-(American II) Chapter 16 Test.  ALL ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET.  When done; come up and hand-in.  Start copying Chapter 17 vocabulary-Due Monday 3/2/26.   Chapter 16 notes-Due Tuesday 3/3/26. 

• Have a good day!

• Mr. D