4/17/26- Happy Friday!! TGIF!!
Word of the day-daylight savings time- turning clocks ahead by one hour for summer.
Quote of the day- “As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information”-Benjamin Disraeili
1492 – Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices.
1905– The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York which holds that the "right to free contract which holds is implicit in the due process clause in the 14th Amendment
1961– Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of CIA financed and trained Cuban exiles lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
Birthdays:
1961– Boomer Esiason, American football player and commentator
1972 – Jennifer Garner, American actress
1974 – Victoria Beckham, English singer and actress
Today in-
Periods 3, 9,10-(American I)- Chapter 12 section 1 notes. ’Black Americans in the civil war-Black American history’. Chapter 11 notes-Due Monday 4/20/26.
Period 5-6/7-8-(American II)- Chapter 18 section 3 notes. ‘Civilians at War’. Chapter 18 vocabulary quiz-Friday 4/17/26.
Have a good day!
Mr. D
