1. U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: During the American Civil War, at Appomattox, General Robert E. Lee issued his last order The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England In Mexico, revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata was killed by government troops F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby" for the first time Ford Motor Co. became the last major automaker to recognize the United Auto Workers as the representative for its workers First 3-D movie released in America people died when the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher failed to surface off Cape Cod, MA The American table tennis team arrived in China. They were the first group of Americans officially allowed into China since the founding of the People Republic in The U.S. and the Soviet Union joined with 70 other nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare.
BELL WORK: #6
1. PICK-UP YOUR COMPUTER.
2. ANSWER IN YOUR BELL WORK SECTION, WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU DID, WATCHED OR READ DURING YOUR BREAK? EXPLAIN
AGENDA:.
COMPLETE CURRENT EVENTS ACTIVITY.
HOMEWORK:
WORK ON 1960s UNIT VOCABULARY.

2. Current Events Activity
1. Take out a sheet of paper & title it CE Activity.
2. Use your computer to locate & read three
news stories. You should have one story
from each category: world, national, & state/local.
3. For each story provide:
Title
Source (Detnews, Freep, USA Today, WSJ, BBC News)
Brief summary/key details
Explain why you chose the story.
4.Group discussion.