February 13th, 2017
This Day in History
- In 1866 the gang that included Jesse James and Cole Younger committed their first bank robbery in Liberty, Mo.
- In 1960 France exploded its first atomic bomb.
- In 1974 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who won the 1970 Nobel Prize for literature, was deported from the Soviet Union.
Quote of the Day
"The Atom Bomb was no "Great Decision", it was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness."
- Harry S. Truman
- Harry S. Truman
Stat of the Day
- 70,000 = number of people killed instantly in Nagasaki by the bomb.
Word of the Day
napalm
" a thickener consisting of a mixture of aluminum soaps used in jelling gasoline"
" a thickener consisting of a mixture of aluminum soaps used in jelling gasoline"
Today's Plan
- Take Daily Quiz.
- Watch WWII Crash Course Part #1
- Talk about the end of WWII . . . and about the Atomic Bomb.
- View Atomic Bomb video.
Today's Homework
Answer the following questions in your notebook:
- Describe three main points in favor of dropping the atomic bombs after studying about the atomic bomb
- After hearing and watching narratives about the atomic bomb, do you feel that the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan was necessary or not? Give three reasons why: