4. 9. 18 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM 4.9.18 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM ON THIS DAY: 1682 - Robert La Salle claimed the lower Mississippi River and all lands that touch it for France. 1865 - At Appomattox Court House, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate Army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. 1867 - The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty with Russia that purchased the territory of Alaska by one vote. 1913 - The Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opened. 1942 - In the Battle of Bataan, American and Filipino forces were overwhelmed by the Japanese Army. 1959 - NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts. 1963 - Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen. 1968 - Murdered civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was buried. 1976 - The U.S. and Russia agreed on the size of nuclear tests for peaceful use. BELL WORK: PICK-UP & READ THE HANDOUT AMERICAN GENIUS. WHICH TWO FAMOUS GUMAKERS NAMES SHOULD YOU PUT AT THE TOP OF YOUR SHEET? AGENDA: COLLECT KILLING LINCOLN 6 SQUARE. WATCH THE VIDEO AMERICAN GENIUS & COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT. WRITE YOUR PARAGRAPH ON THE BACK OF YOUR SHEET.