12.16.15 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1773 - Nearly 350 chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor off of British ships by Colonial patriots. 1944 - During World War II, the Battle of the Bulge began in Belgium. It was the final major German counteroffensive in the war. 1950 - U.S. President Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight "Communist imperialism." 1972 - The Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to go unbeaten and untied in a 14-game regular season. 1998 - The U.S. and Britain fired hundreds of missiles on Iraq in response to Saddam Hussein's refusal to comply with U.N. weapons inspectors. 2000 - U.S. President-elect George W. Bush selected Colin Powell to be the first African-American secretary of state. BELL WORK: PICK-UP THE WORKSHEET FOR CINDERELLA MAN. COMPLETE PRE-MOVIE QUESTIONS #1-4. AGENDA: BEGIN THE MOVIE CINDERELLA MAN & WORKSHEET. HOMEWORK : WORK ON NOTES & VOCABULARY RETAKES FRIDAY TEST AT 6:30 VOCAB QUIZ AT 6:45