3.20.18 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," subtitled "Life Among the Lowly," was first published. 1865 - A plan by John Wilkes Booth to abduct U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was ruined. 1897 - The first intercollegiate basketball game that used five players per team was held. Yale versus Pennsylvania. 1900 - It was announced that European powers had agreed to keep China's doors open to trade. 1922 - The USS Langley was commissioned. It was the first aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy. 1933 - The first German concentration camp was completed at Dachau. 1952 - The U.S. Senate ratified a peace treaty with Japan. 1965 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson orders 4,000 troops to protect the Selma-Montgomery civil rights marchers. 2000 - Former Black Panther Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, once known as H. Rap Brown, was captured. 2003 - U.S. and British forces invaded Iraq from Kuwait. AGENDA: BEGIN FITB NOTES: AMERICA IN THE 1950s (#2.3) COMPLETE EXIT TICKET (#2). COMPLETE SUBURBS DBQ. (#4.9) HOMEWORK: WORK ON UNIT ASSIGNMENTS & VOCABULARY. BELL WORK: #4 PICK-UP & READ POSTWAR ECONOMY. DO NOT WRITE ON WORKSHEET. IN YOUR BELL WORK SECTION ANSWER QUESTIONS #1-8.