4. 10. 17 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM 4.10.17 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM 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. 1970- Paul McCartney leaves the Beatles. 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 Peoples Republic in 1949. 1972 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union joined with 70 other nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare. AGENDA: WATCH THE VIDEO LEGENDA & LIES & COMPLETE THE 6 SQUARE SHEET. EXTRA CREDIT: WRITE YOUR PARAGRAPH ON THE BACK OF YOUR SHEET. BELL WORK: PICK-UP THE HANDOUT & COMPLETE PRE-VIDEO QUESTIONS #1-3.