5. 6. 19 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM 5.6.19 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM ON THIS DAY: 1877 - Chief Crazy Horse surrendered to U.S. troops in Nebraska. 1882 - The U.S. Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. The act barred Chinese immigrants from the U.S. for 10 years 1915 - Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run while playing for the Boston Red Sox. 1937 - The German airship Hindenburg crashed and burned in Lakehurst, NJ. Thirty-six people were killed. 1941 - Joseph Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership. 1942 - During World War II, the Japanese seized control of the Philippines. 1957 - U.S. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage". 1960 - U.S. President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960, helped to protect voting rights. 1962 - The first nuclear warhead was fired from the Polaris submarine. 1981 - A jury of international architects and sculptors unanimously selected Maya Ying Lin's entry for the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. BELL WORK: PICK-UP THE 6 SQUARE SHEET. COMPLETE PRE-MOVIE QUESTIONS #1-4. USE YOUR PHONE TO LOOK UP THE ANSWERS. AGENDA: BEGIN THE MOVIE RACE & 6 SQUARE SHEET. COMPLETE EXIT TICKET.
Exit Ticket # Should the? Be sure to provide: C (claim, restate question with opinion) E (two pieces of supporting evidence) R (reasoning, explain evidence)