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ON THIS DAY On May 19, 1802, Napoléon Bonaparte established the Légion d’honneur and it remains the highest order of merit in France. While technically restricted to Frenchmen only, some 10,000 Americans have also been given the distinction. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington State erupted after three months of clear warning signs that it would. The eruption killed 57 people and cause $3 billion in damage. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court handed down the unanimous Brown vs. the Board of Education. Based on the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, the decision struck down racial segregation in schools. #OTD

US HISTORY WEEKLY AGENDA MAY 18-MAY 22 #Monday: American Experience Doc. #Tuesday: Quick Write & CRT Review #Wednesday: CRT Review #Thursday: Third Trimester CRT #Friday: Grad Practice & Pool Party!

WORLD HISTORY WEEKLY AGENDA MAY 18-MAY 22 #Monday: Vocab. Quiz & Gallery Walk #Tuesday: Enlightenment GW & Quick Write #Wednesday: CRT Review #Thursday: CRT Review #Friday: Third Trimester CRT

ON THIS DAY On May 16, 1868, the US Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson by only one vote. Johnson was the first ever president to become impeached, and, to date, no president has ever been removed via the impeachment process. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 15, 1919, the Greek occupation of Smyrna began following the First World War. Eventually, the Greeks would lose the territory to Turkey—ending any chance of Greece regaining Anatolian territory. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 14, 1610, King Louis XIV became king at the age of four. Louis went on to reign for over 72 years and made France into a superpower. He also remains the longest reigning monarch in European history. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 13, 1861, the United Kingdom issued a “proclamation of neutrality” in relation to the American Civil War. One of the key aims of the Confederacy was to gain recognition from the UK and France, but failed to do so. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 12, 1215, English Barons issue an ultimatum to King John which eventually led to the signing of the Magna Carta. While controversial at the time, it laid the foundation for English law that survives in most English-speaking countries around the world. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 11, 1846, President Polk asked Congress to declare war on Mexico, starting the Mexican-American War. The war was an overwhelming victory for the US and led to the Rio Grande as the permanent Texas border and the US gaining California and New Mexico. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 10, 2013, the One World Trade Center building in Lower Manhattan was topped out, becoming the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. #OTD

US HISTORY WEEKLY AGENDA MAY 11-MAY 15 #Monday: Becoming a World Power (1) #Tuesday: Nat. and Alliances (2) #Wednesday: The Great War (3) #Thursday: WWI Vocabulary Quiz #Friday: American Experience Documentary

WORLD HISTORY WEEKLY AGENDA MAY 11-MAY 15 #Monday: Assessment Review #Tuesday: Early Modern Assessment #Wednesday: Absolutism (1) #Thursday: Rise of Parliament (2) #Friday: The Enlightenment (3)

ON THIS DAY On May 9, 1147 Minamoto no Yoritomo was born. Yoritomo would go on to become Japan’s first shōgun and would eventually reduce the emperor’s power to that of a mere figurehead. #OTD

Not a great game, but it’s still nice to see playoff hockey back in Anaheim. #FlyTogether

For the first time in almost nine years. A hockey game in Anaheim…in May. #FlyTogether

ON THIS DAY On May 8, 1978, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler became the first men to climb to the top of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 7, 1794, Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being to become the new state religion of the First French Republic. The cult would eventually fall out of favor upon his downfall later that year. #OTD

ON THIS DAY On May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel was officially opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II and French President François Mitterrand. The tunnel is the only fixed link between the European mainland and the island of Great Britain. #OTD