3. 26. 19. U. S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1804 - The U. S 3.26.19 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1804 - The U.S. Congress ordered the removal of Indians east of the Mississippi to Louisiana. 1885 - Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film. 1942 - The Germans began sending Jews to Auschwitz in Poland. 1945 - The battle of Iwo Jima ended. 1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk announced a new vaccine that would prevent poliomyelitis. 1958 - The U.S. Army launched America's third successful satellite, Explorer III. 1979 - The Camp David treaty was signed by Israel and Egypt ending the 31-year state of war between the countries. 1983 - The U.S. performed a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site. 1989 - The first free elections took place in the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin was elected. 1999 - In Michigan, Dr. Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder for giving a terminally ill man a lethal injection. BELL WORK: #9 PICK-UP & READ THE ARTICLE THE START OF THE SPACE RACE. DO NOT WRITE ON THE WORKSHEET. ANSWER QUESTIONS #1-4. PLACE ANSWERS (LETTERS ONLY) IN YOUR BELL WORK SECTION. AGENDA: FINISH THE MOVIE OCTOBER SKY & WORKSHEET. COMPLETE & TURN IN THE 6 SQUARE & WRITTEN RESPONSE. HOMEWORK: WORK ON 1960s VOCABULARY.
October Sky Facts AUK 31: flew 31,000 feet = 5.8 miles Homer Hickam Graduated from Virginia Tech Served in U.S. army 6 years, Captain (2 years in Vietnam, Bronze Star) Worked at NASA 1981-1998 Became an author (17 books including Rocket Boys) Never met Dr. von Braun
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