12.21.17 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1620 - The "Mayflower", and its passengers, pilgrims from England, landed at Plymouth Rock, MA. 1937 - Walt Disney debuted the first, full-length, animated feature in Hollywood, CA. The movie was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." 1944 - Horse racing was banned in the United States until after the end of World War II. 1945 - U.S. Gen. George S. Patton died in Heidelberg, Germany. 1951 - Joe DiMaggio announced his retirement from major league baseball. 1988 - 270 people were killed when Pan Am Boeing 747 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, due to a terrorist attack. AGENDA: CONTINUE THE MOVIE CINDERELLA MAN & WORKSHEET. HOMEWORK : WORK ON UNIT VOCABULARY. RETAKES THURSDAY & FRIDAY TEST AT 6:30. BELL WORK: BE SURE YOU HAVE STARTED TO COMPLETE THE MOVIE WORKSHEET FOR CINDERELLA MAN. PRE-MOVIE QUESTIONS 6 SQUARES
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1928 Madison Square Garden 1933 Bergen, New Jersey
How did Braddock lose his money? Invested in cab company & lost all of his money in the stock market 1928 made $8,800 ($112,000) for one fight Now can’t win $50 ($925) fights