6.1.18 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1792 - Kentucky became the 15th state of the U.S. 1796 - Tennessee became the 16th state of the U.S. 1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia. 1942 - The U.S. began sending Lend-Lease materials to the Soviet Union. 1944 - The French resistance was warned by a coded message from the British that the D-Day invasion was imminent. 1963 - Governor George Wallace vowed to defy an injunction that ordered the integration of the University of Alabama. 1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station. . BELL WORK: PICK-UP WORKSHEET FOR THE MOVIE HIDDEN FIGURES. AGENDA: BEGIN HIDDEN FIGURES.
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