1792 Cornerstone Laid at the White House

The cornerstone is laid for a presidential residence in the newly designated capital city of Washington. In 1800, President John Adams became the first president to reside in the executive mansion, which soon became known as the "White House" because its white-gray Virginia freestone contrasted strikingly with the red brick of nearby buildings.
Watch "This Day In History" from the History Channel


In the Social Studies classroom today:
7th grade- Students continued working on Road Trip USA Task #2 which is due Monday October 18th.
6th grade- Students went through the Chapter 1 Review in class and Mr. Johnson will review any questions that went unanswered in class.  Jeopardy class review in class Thursday.
8th grade- Researched the "Mound Builders" from Chapter 2 Section 3 for the 4 types of mounds that Native Americans built through the use of images.  Also as a current events assignment, the students were to continue following the progress of the miners in Chile.
**Mr. Johnson participated in the Iowa Council of Social Studies Annual Conference in Des Moines today.