FINISH THE MOVIE 12 YEARS A SLAVE & 6 SQUARE SHEET. 3.17.16 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM ON THIS DAY: HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! ERIN GO BRAGH! 1493 - Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first New World voyage. 1781 - During the American Revolution, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place in North Carolina. British General Cornwallis' 1,900 soldiers defeated an American force of 4,400. 1820 - Maine was admitted as the 23rd state of the Union. 1916 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent 12,000 troops, under General Pershing, over the border of Mexico to pursue bandit Pancho Villa. 1938 - Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia. 1989 - The U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs became the 14th Department in the President's Cabinet. 2002 - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell told the Associated Press that the U.S. would stand by a 24-year pledge not to use nuclear arms against states that don't have them. BELL WORK: TAKE-OUT YOUR 6 SQUARE SHEET & BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN FILLING IN THE SQAURES. AGENDA: FINISH THE MOVIE 12 YEARS A SLAVE & 6 SQUARE SHEET. COMPLETE & TURN IN WORKSHEET AND PARAGRAPH TOMORROW.
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