1. 4. 4. 16 U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM
U. S. HISTORY THROUGH FILM ON THIS DAY: The territory of Orleans became the 18th U.S. state and will become known as Louisiana The U.S. flag was declared to have 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars and that a new star would be added for the each new state U.S. President William Henry Harrison, at the age of 68, became the first president to die in office He had been sworn in only a month before he died of pneumonia Susanna M. Salter became mayor of Argonia, KS, making her the first woman mayor in the U.S The U.S. Senate voted 90-6 to enter World War I on the Allied side During World War II, U.S. forces liberated the Nazi death camp Ohrdruf in Germany Twelve nations signed a treaty to create The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth's major league baseball home-run record with 714.
AGENDA:
BEGIN THE MOVIE KILLING LINCOLN & YOUR 6 SQUARE SHEET.
F:\us history pp\CHAPTER 21\John Legend -- Pride (In the Name of Love) [clipnabber.com].flv
BELL WORK:
PICK-UP THE MOVIE 6 SQUARE SHEET & COMPLETE THE PRE-MOVIE QUESTIONS.
USE THE TEXT BOOK UNDER YOUR DESK IF YOU NEED HELP (p. 164, 181 & 183).