4. 4. 16 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM 4.4.16 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM ON THIS DAY: 1812 - The territory of Orleans became the 18th U.S. state and will become known as Louisiana. 1818 - The U.S. flag was declared to have 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars and that a new star would be added for the each new state. 1841 - U.S. President William Henry Harrison, at the age of 68, became the first president to die in office. He had been sworn in only a month before he died of pneumonia. 1887 - Susanna M. Salter became mayor of Argonia, KS, making her the first woman mayor in the U.S. 1917 - The U.S. Senate voted 90-6 to enter World War I on the Allied side. 1945 - During World War II, U.S. forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany. 1949 - Twelve nations signed a treaty to create The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39. 1974 - Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's major league baseball home-run record with 714. AGENDA: BEGIN THE MOVIE KILLING LINCOLN & YOUR 6 SQUARE SHEET. F:\us history pp\CHAPTER 21\John Legend -- Pride (In the Name of Love) [clipnabber.com].flv BELL WORK: PICK-UP THE MOVIE 6 SQUARE SHEET & COMPLETE THE PRE-MOVIE QUESTIONS. USE THE TEXT BOOK UNDER YOUR DESK IF YOU NEED HELP (p. 164, 181 & 183).