11. 2. 17. CURRENT EVENTS ON THIS DAY: 1783 - U. S. Gen 11.2.17 CURRENT EVENTS ON THIS DAY: 1783 - U.S. Gen. George Washington gave his "Farewell Address to the Army" 1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted into the union as the 39th and 40th states. 1947 - Howard Hughes flew his "Spruce Goose," a huge wooden airplane, for eight minutes in California. 1948 - Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey for the U.S. presidency. 1962 - U.S. President Kennedy announced that the U.S.S.R. was dismantling the missile sites in Cuba. 1983 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing a federal holiday on the third Monday of January in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AGENDA: TAKE WEEKLY CE QUIZ #8. PICK-UP COMPUTER & COMPLETE FREE CHOICE FRIDAY NEWS STORY SUMMARY. (USE DETNEWS OR FREEP) GP “FRIDAY”: GABRIEL BELL WORK: REVIEW YOUR NOTES FOR TODAY’S QUIZ.
Free Choice Friday (The Thursday Edition) Pick-up your computer. Go to Detnews or Freep Select an article on any topic. Read the article. Write a brief summary of the article to share. Be sure to include: Title Key information (5 W’s) Why you chose the article Place in PM