1.6.16 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1759 - George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married. 1838 - Samuel Morse publicly demonstrated the telegraph for the first time. 1912 - New Mexico became the 47th U.S. state. 1945 - The Battle of the Bulge ended with 130,000 German and 77,000 Allied casualties. 1952 - "Peanuts" debuted in Sunday papers across the United States. 1994 - Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the right leg by an assailant at Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI. 1999 - The 106th U.S. Congress opened. The first item on the agenda was the impeachment proceedings of U.S. President Bill Clinton. BELL WORK: BE SURE YOU HAVE BEEN FILLING IN YOUR VIDEO 6 SQUARE SHEET. AGENDA: FINISH VIDEO THE WORLD WARS & 6 SQUARE SHEET. COMPLETE & DISCUSS WORKSHEET. COMPLETE VIDEO PARAGRAPH. HOMEWORK: MAP ACTIVITY NOTES & VOCABULARY.