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Mr. Andrew Hogan

Mr. Andrew Hogan

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ON THIS DAY
On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy alerted the American people to the Cuban Missile Crisis and announced a blockade of the island nation. The confrontation is often seen as the closest the world came to nuclear war during the

ON THIS DAY
On October 21, 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated his rivals at the Battle of Sekigahara. This led to Tokugawa Ieyasu becoming shōgun of Japan and his descendants would rule the country under the Tokugawa shogunate until 1868. #OTD

ON THIS DAY
On October 20, 1803, the United States Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. The transaction between the US and Napoléon’s France nearly doubled the size of the United States. #OTD

ON THIS DAY
On October 19, 1950, the United Nations (lead by the US and South Korea) won a decisive victory over North Korea and took its capital city of Pyongyang. This prompted China to get involved and North Korea was able to retake the city in De

US HISTORY WEEKLY AGENDA
OCTOBER 20-24
#Monday: Constitution Notes Recap
#Tuesday: Assessment Review
#Wednesday: Constitution Assessment
#Thursday: Constitution Quick Write
#Friday: Constitution Writing Project

WORLD HISTORY WEEKLY AGENDA
OCTOBER 20-24
#Monday: Country Project Presentations
#Tuesday: Country Project Presentations
#Wednesday: Country Project Presentations
#Thursday: World Atlas: Africa
#Friday: Egyptian Civilization (1)

ON THIS DAY
On October 18, 1867, the United States took possession of Alaska from the Russian Empire. The US government paid Russia $7.2 million ($144.4 million in 2022 dollars) for the territory. #OTD

Made it with plenty of time to spare. #GoBears

ON THIS DAY
On October 17, 1933, Albert Einstein fled Nazi Germany and arrived in the United States. #OTD

ON THIS DAY
On October 15, 1793, Marie Antoinette, the former queen consort of France, was tried and convicted by a French revolutionary court. She would be executed the following day. #OTD