"Defeat doesn't finish a man - quit does."
- President Richard M. Nixon

Daily Stuff​

• Today in History (May 10th)
  • In 1863 Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops.
  • In 1869 the United States' first transcontinental railroad was completed with a ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah.
  • In 1940 Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.
• Today in History (May 11th)
  • ​In 1858 Minnesota became the 32nd state in the United States.
  • In 1949 Siam changed its name to Thailand.
  • In 1981 Reggae performer Bob Marley died of cancer in Miami at the age of 36.
  • In 2003 91% of Lithuanian voters opted to join the European Union - the first former Soviet nation to do so.

Today's Plan

• Take Day 15 Quiz
• Review Women's rights:
  • feminism
  • Equal Pay Act
  • Equal Rights Amendment
  • Title IX
  • Roe vs. Wade
• Go over the Watergate scandal with President Nixon. Answer the following questions after reading pages 940 - 945.
  1. When did the Watergate scandal begin?
  2. While attending an arraignment associated to a break in what caught Woodward's attention?
  3. Beyond a political break in, what was the scandal about?
  4. Why did Nixon's advisors hire men to break into the Watergate complex?
  5. How did the Nixon administration cover up the break-in?
  6. What was the shocking testimony given in June of 1973?
  7. What is executive privilege and how was this idea involved in the Watergate situation?
  8. Why did Nixon resign?
  9. What was the impact of the Watergate scandal?

TODAY'S OBJECTIVES

• Students should be able to explain what the Watergate scandal was and how it impacted the view of the United States.