6.1.17 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1792 - Kentucky became the 15th state of the U.S. 1796 - Tennessee became the 16th state of the U.S. 1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia. 1942 - The U.S. began sending Lend-Lease materials to the Soviet Union. 1944 - The French resistance was warned by a coded message from the British that the D-Day invasion was imminent. 1963 - Governor George Wallace vowed to defy an injunction that ordered the integration of the University of Alabama. 1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station. AGENDA: COMPLETE VIETNAM WAR PACKET. COMPLETE & DISCUSS CHAPTER 22.4/22.5 1968: A TUMULTUOUS YEAR & THE END OF THE WAR & ITS LEGACY. HOMEWORK: WORK ON UNIT VOCABULARY. BELL WORK: PICK-UP & READ WHY DID AMERICA LOSE THE VIETNAM WAR. DO NOT WRTIE ON WORKSHEET. ANSWER QUESTIONS #1-3 IN YOUR BELL WORK SECTION.
1968 & End of the Vietnam War