5.23.16 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1788 - South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify U.S. Constitution. 1900 - Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, 37 years after the Battle of Fort Wagner. 1901 - American forces captured Filipino rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo. 1908 - Part of the Great White Fleet arrived in Puget Sound, WA. 1915 - During World War I, Italy joined the Allies as they declared war on Austria-Hungary. 1934 - In Bienville Parish, LA, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers. 1945 - In Luneburg Germany, Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi Gestapo, committed suicide while imprisoned . 1949 - The Republic of West Germany was established. 1985 - Thomas Patrick Cavanagh was sentenced to life in prison for trying to sell Stealth bomber secrets to the Soviet Union. AGENDA: DISCUSS PRE-MOVIE QUESTIONS. BEGIN THE MOVIE THE BUTLER & WORKSHEET. CIVIL RIGHTS RETAKES WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY TEST AT 6:30 VOCAB QUIZ 6:45 HOMEWORK: WORK ON NOTES & VOCABULARY BELL WORK: PICK-UP THE WORKSHEET FOR THE MOVIE THE BUTLER COMPLETE THE PRE-MOVIE QUESTIONS. USE YOUR BOOK IF NEEDED.