FINISH THE MOVIE 12 YEARS A SLAVE & 6 SQUARE SHEET. 3.15.19 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM O N THIS DAY: 1493 - Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first New World voyage. 1781 - During the American Revolution, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place in North Carolina. British General Cornwallis' 1,900 soldiers defeated an American force of 4,400. 1820 - Maine was admitted as the 23rd state of the Union. 1916 - U.S. President Wilson sent 12,000 troops, under General Pershing, over the border of Mexico to pursue bandit Pancho Villa. 1938 - Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia. 1989 - The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs became the 14th Department in the President's Cabinet. 2002 - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell told the Associated Press that the U.S. would stand by a 24-year pledge not to use nuclear arms against states that don't have them.         AGENDA: FINISH THE MOVIE 12 YEARS A SLAVE & 6 SQUARE SHEET. THE REAL STORY OF 12 YEARS A SLAVE. SOUNDTRACK SONG: MEI LING COMPLETE & TURN IN 6 SQUARE & PARAGRAPH FOR MONDAY. BELL WORK: WHICH CHARACTER IN THE FILM,OTHER THAN SOLOMON, DO YOU FIND MOST INTERESTING? WHY?

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2014 Academy Awards Awards: 3 Academy Awards Best Picture Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong‘o as Patsey) Best Adapted Screenplay