10.14.16 CURRENT EVENTS ON THIS DAY: 1912 - Theodore Roosevelt was shot while campaigning in Milwaukee, WI. 1947 - Pilot Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first person to break the sound barrier. 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis began when U.S. aircrafts photographed Soviet missile sites in Cuba. 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance. 1968 - The first live telecast to come from a manned U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7. 1984 - Sparky Anderson became the first baseball manager to win a World Series in both leagues. BELL WORK: REVIEW YOUR NOTES FOR TODAY’S CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ. AGENDA: READ THE ARTICLE & ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. COMPLETE PARAGRAPH FOR EXTRA CREDIT GP FRIDAY PRESENTATION. NO WEEKLY ARTICLE.
Free Choice Friday Pick-up your computer. Go to USA Today Select an article on any topic. Read the article. Write a brief summary of the article to share. Be sure to include: Title Key information (5 W’s) Why you chose the article