Tuesday, March 17, 2026

March 17, 2026

 

  • 3/17/26- Happy Tuesday!! (Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!)

  • Word of the day-ICBM-intercontinental ballistic missile

  • Quote of the day- “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge of the people”-John Adams

  • 1776– American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.

  • 1969– Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.

  • 1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.

  • Birthdays:

    • 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor and director

    • 1959Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach

    • 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor and producer

    • Today in-

    • Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)-  Chapter 10 Test (makeups/finish) Chapter 11 section 1 notes.  ‘March to War’. Chapter 11 vocabulary-Due Tuesday 3/17/26.  Chapter 10 notes-Due Monday 3/23/26. 

    Period 5-6/7-8-(American II) Chapter 17 section 4 notes. ‘Imperial Japan:The Fall of Democracy’.  HW-Chapter 17 section 4 reading worksheet

  • Have a great day!

  • Mr. D