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12.23.16 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1783 - George Washington returned home to Mount Vernon, after the disbanding of his army following the Revolutionary.

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1 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: George Washington returned home to Mount Vernon, after the disbanding of his army following the Revolutionary War  Maryland voted to cede a 100-square-mile area for the seat of the national government. About two-thirds of the area became the District of Columbia The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore (" 'Twas the night before Christmas...") was published The Federal Reserve Bill was signed into law by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. The act established 12 Federal Reserve Banks.  Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed in Tokyo. They had been found guilty of crimes against humanity The crew of the U.S. Navy ship, Pueblo, was released by North Korea after being held for 11 months after the ship was seized by North Korea because of suspected spying by the Americans Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, serving a life sentence for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ford in 1975, escaped from the Alderson Federal Prison for Women in West Virginia. She was recaptured two days later. AGENDA: FINISH THE MOVIE CINDERELLA MAN & WORKSHEET. HOMEWORK: WORK ON UNIT VOCABULARY COMPLETE POST MOVIE QUESTIONS. COMPLETE THE ESSAY FOR EXTRA CREDIT. BELL WORK: BE SURE YOU HAVE STARTED FILLING-IN THE 6 SQUARES ON YOUR MOVIE WORKSHEET.

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3 JAMES J. BRADDOCK 6’ 2” & 193 LBS.

4 MANAGER JOE GOULD

5 BRADDOCK THE BOXER

6 BRADDOCK FAMILY MAN

7 BRADDOCK WINS THE BELT JUNE 13, 1935 http://youtu.be/6B2iLLgSY4U

8 BRADDOCK LOSES TO JOE LOUIS 1937 http://youtu.be/XcpHNTC9GvQ

9 BRADDOCK’S RECORD Total fights 86 Wins 51 26 Wins by KO 26 Losses
2 Draws 7 No contests

10 JAMES BRADDOCK FIGHTS


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