April 11th 2017
This Day in History
- In 1814 Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba.
- In 1951 President Harry Truman fired General Douglas McArthur.
- In 1968 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1968 Civil Rights Act.
Quote of the Day
" I was too shocked to cry, too confused to take notes or ask questions, too bewildered to even think."- Tich Quang Duc
(The last written words of a Buddhist monk who burned himself to death to protest the regime in South Vietnam in 1963)
(The last written words of a Buddhist monk who burned himself to death to protest the regime in South Vietnam in 1963)
Stat of the Day
- 543,482 = peak troop strength in Vietnam (April 30, 1968)
Word of the Day
- Vietcong = the guerrilla soldiers of the Communist faction in South Vietnam, also knows as the National Liberation Front.
Today's Plan
- Introduce Vietnam War vocab by playing a game of Quizlet Live.
- Explore the Vietnam War through the eyes of Hollywood.
- Fill out the worksheets "Vietnam War Through Film" as you watch the following clips
- Watch clips from Vietnam War.