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3. 26. 19. U. S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1804 - The U. S
U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: The U.S. Congress ordered the removal of Indians east of the Mississippi to Louisiana Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film The Germans began sending Jews to Auschwitz in Poland The battle of Iwo Jima ended Dr. Jonas Salk announced a new vaccine that would prevent poliomyelitis The U.S. Army launched America's third successful satellite, Explorer III The Camp David treaty was signed by Israel and Egypt ending the 31-year state of war between the countries The U.S. performed a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site The first free elections took place in the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin was elected In Michigan, Dr. Kevorkian was convicted of second-degree murder for giving a terminally ill man a lethal injection. BELL WORK: #9 PICK-UP & READ THE ARTICLE THE START OF THE SPACE RACE. DO NOT WRITE ON THE WORKSHEET. ANSWER QUESTIONS #1-4. PLACE ANSWERS (LETTERS ONLY) IN YOUR BELL WORK SECTION. AGENDA: FINISH THE MOVIE OCTOBER SKY & WORKSHEET. COMPLETE & TURN IN THE 6 SQUARE & WRITTEN RESPONSE. HOMEWORK: WORK ON 1960s VOCABULARY.
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October Sky Facts AUK 31: flew 31,000 feet = 5.8 miles Homer Hickam
Graduated from Virginia Tech Served in U.S. army 6 years, Captain (2 years in Vietnam, Bronze Star) Worked at NASA Became an author (17 books including Rocket Boys) Never met Dr. von Braun
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Exit Ticket # Be sure to provide:
Would you recommend this movie to other people? Be sure to provide: C (claim, restate question with opinion) E (two pieces of supporting evidence) R (reasoning, explain evidence)
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