2. 18. 16 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM 2.18.16 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM ON THIS DAY: 1861 - In Montgomery, AL, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the President of the Confederate States. 1959 - Elvis Presley appeared after hours at the Lido Club in Paris while on leave from the U.S. Army. 1885 - Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time. 1930 - The planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. 1952 - Greece and Turkey became members of NATO. 1970 - The Chicago Seven defendants were found innocent of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention. 2006 - American Shani Davis won the men's 1,000-meter speed skating in Turin. He was the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history. BELL WORK: PICK-UP & READ THE BIOGRAPHY. 1. WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR PERSON? 2. WHICH SIDE DID HE FIGHT ON/FOR? 3. WHAT WAS HIS ROLE DURING THE REVOLUTION & THE BATTLE OF TRENTON? AGENDA: MEET & GREET ACTIVITY. LIST THE NAMES OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. INTRODUCE YOUR PERSON. CONTINUE THE CROSSING & 6 SQUARE SHEET. DISCUSS 6 SQUARE SHEETS.
The Crossing
The Crossing