Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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