This Day In History

 

The courtroom classic 12 Angry Men was released in the United States; it starred Henry Fonda as a juror who tries to convince the others that the accused murderer may be innocent.

April 10, 1957

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-10

This Day In History

 

Fall of Baghdad

Baghdad fell to U.S.-led forces on this day in 2003, several weeks after the start of the Iraq War, a conflict begun to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein because of his supposed possession of weapons of mass destruction.

April 9, 2003

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-9

Participating in YOUR Democracy

 

Civil Disobedience was on full display this weekend. An estimated 3.5 Million Americans assembled and rallied against Trump and Musk.  That is what is hard about America!  Everyone has a voice and the constitutional right to assemble and protest even if you do not like it.  

Henry David Thoreau wrote and came up with the idea of Civil Disobedience.  Non Violent Resistance.  Thoreau was upset about the Mexican American War, and refused to pay his taxes.  He did not want to give one dime to the war so he did not pay his taxes.  He was thrown into jail.  Do NOT forget there are consequences for your actions!

Here are some famous Disobedience moments:

Sit - ins of the 1960s

Dr. King Jr. went to prison 29 times!

This Saturday, April 5th, at the Hands Off Rally!  Americans participate in their democracy:

This Day In History

 

Venus de Milo, an ancient statue commonly thought to represent Aphrodite, was found in pieces on the Aegean island of Melos; it was later reconstructed and put on display in the Louvre, Paris.

April 8, 1920

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-8

This Day In History

 

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall secretly leased federal oil reserves to the Mammoth Oil Company in return for cash gifts in the Teapot Dome Scandal.

April 7, 1922

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-7

This Day In History

 

American basketball player Michael Jordan, widely considered the game's greatest all-around player, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

April 6, 2009

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-6

Extra Credit Opportunity

 

You will get Extra Credit if you:

Go to Chipotle on Cherry Street (15th and Utica)

on Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 4 pm to 8 pm

Remind them of the fundraiser!

On Monday bring me a receipt proving you bought something (that is your evidence) with your name on it.

This is for the Football Team!!!