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Welcome Students!!

Hello students, I would like to welcome you to American History.  I am looking forward to working with all of you and having all of you as students.  The following is a brief overview as to what you can expect to cover in class this year.  I plan on starting at the very beginning of our great nation's history with Columbus's discovery of the New World in 1492 and progressing to present day events.  How much time I spend covering different periods of time will vary due to time limitations, but if I notice you or your classmates displaying overwhelming interest in a particuliar period or event I will be more than happy to ammend my lesson plan and spend more time discussing the subject matter with you.  This website much like your textbook is tool of the classroom and I encourage everyone to utilize it.  I plan on making this class as exciting as possible and in return I expect all of my students to give me their best effort.  Here's to an excellent school year and I will see all of you in class. 

Events and Announcements
Updated 05/26/05

Attention Students:
 
   I just wanted to remind everyone that next Tuesday we will begin discussing World War II.  I expect all of you to look over Chapter 8 in the text which covers the material and I will give a more in depth lecture in class.  Also on Wednesday two veterans of WWII will be coming into the classroom to speak about their individual experiences.  I expect everyone will be polite and courteous to our guests.  Have a happy and safe Memorial weekend!

Meet the Challenge!

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Question:
 In 1944 the US stormed the beaches of Normandy, this historic day is now quite commonly referred to as D-Day.  What was the name given to this particular military operation? 

Last week's answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first and only United States President to serve more than two terms in office.  Before President Roosevelt there was no amendment as to how many terms a president could serve, rather it was a tradition dating back to George Washington that a president should hold office for only two terms.  After Roosevelt died in office serving his third presidential term, Congress passed an amendment stating a US president can only serve two terms.  

In the News

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I feel it 's just as important to keep up with current events, so as relevent stories appear in the news throughout the school year I will post the name of the article and you can follow the link to access it.

Watergate's "Deep Throat" is Revealed