3.28.18 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1774 - Britain passed the Coercive Act against Massachusetts. 1885 - The Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S. 1917 - During World War I the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was founded. 1921 - U.S. President Warren Harding named William Howard Taft as chief justice of the Supreme Court. 1933 - In Germany, the Nazis ordered a ban on all Jews in businesses, professions and schools. 1962 - The U.S. Air Force announced research into the use of lasers to intercept missiles and satellites. 1979 - Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant overheated and suffered a partial meltdown. 1990 - Jesse Owens received the Congressional Gold Medal from U.S. President George H.W. Bush. AGENDA: COLLECT: STUDYGUIDES BINDERS TAKE UNIT TEST. PICK-UP: BINDER 1960s JFK & LBJ STUDYGUIDE/NOTES BEGIN WORK ON 1960s UNIT VOCABULARY. RETAKES THURSDAY & FRIDAY. BELL WORK: PREPARE FOR TODAY’S TEST: PICK-UP ANSWER SHEET TAKE-OUT & PASS UP STUDYGUIDES SHARPEN PENCILS ORGANIZE BINDERS ADD & FILL-IN GRADE SHEET