10.9.18 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1781 - The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Yorktown, VA. 1812 - During the War of 1812 American forces captured two British brigs, the Detroit and the Caledonia. 1858 - Mail service via stagecoach between San Francisco, CA, and St. Louis, MO, began. 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson made their longest telephone call to date. It was a distance of two miles. 1974 - Oskar Schindler died in Frankfurt, Germany. Schindler is credited with saving the lives of about 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust. 1994 - The U.S. sent troops and warships to the Persian Gulf in response to Saddam Hussein sending thousands of troops and hundreds Of tanks toward the Kuwaiti border. AGENDA: REVIEW FOR TODAY’S QUIZ: USE QUIZLET STUDY DEFINITIONS TAKE PE VOCABULARY QUIZ. DISCUSS TEST FORMAT. ORGANIZE BINDERS. HOMEWORK: BINDERS DUE & UNIT 1 TEST TOMORROW. BELL WORK: PICK-UP YOUR SCANTRON.