4.10.17 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1865 - During the American Civil War, at Appomattox, General Robert E. Lee issued his last order. 1912 - The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England. 1919 - In Mexico, revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata was killed by government troops. 1925 - F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby" for the first time. 1941 - Ford Motor Co. became the last major automaker to recognize the United Auto Workers as the representative for its workers. 1953- First 3-D movie released in America. 1963 - 129 people died when the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher failed to surface off Cape Cod, MA. 1971 - The American table tennis team arrived in China. They were the first group of Americans officially allowed into China since the founding of the People Republic in 1949. 1972 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union joined with 70 other nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare. BELL WORK: #6 1. PICK-UP YOUR COMPUTER. 2. ANSWER IN YOUR BELL WORK SECTION, WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU DID, WATCHED OR READ DURING YOUR BREAK? EXPLAIN AGENDA:. COMPLETE CURRENT EVENTS ACTIVITY. HOMEWORK: WORK ON 1960s UNIT VOCABULARY.
Current Events Activity 1. Take out a sheet of paper & title it CE Activity. 2. Use your computer to locate & read three news stories. You should have one story from each category: world, national, & state/local. 3. For each story provide: Title Source (Detnews, Freep, USA Today, WSJ, BBC News) Brief summary/key details Explain why you chose the story. 4.Group discussion.