1. 5. 24. 18 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM
U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM ON THIS DAY: The first passenger railroad service in the U.S. began service Samuel F.B. Morse formally opened America's first telegraph line After 14 years of construction the Brooklyn Bridge was opened to traffic.  The Freedom Riders were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi The four men convicted of bombing the New York's World Trade Center were each sentenced to 240 years in prison    
AGENDA:
DO MOVIE REVIEW EXTRA CREDIT.
DISCUSS MEMORIAL DAY.
BELL WORK:
PICK-UP THE MOVIE CHOICES SHEET.
READ THE LIST & NUMBER YOUR TOP THREE CHOICES (1,2,3).

2. Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.
The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May, originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868.