Something to do in your time off

If you're sitting at home over break and just don't know what to do, go see National Treasure 2.  I know I can't wait.  It comes out this friday, December 21.

Ellis Island

The gateway to America for many immigrants, now turned museum, is getting some attention on tv these days...
Here are some links for the curious:

Official Website for Ellis Island
Save Ellis Island

Hey...
There's a typo in the pertinent questions book.
#17 of Chapter Eighteen says chair stores, when it's really talking about chain stores.
Just to let you know.
Hope y'all had a good weekend.

Colorado's Bloodiest Labor Dispute?

Today we watched a documentary on the Homestead Strike in which the claim was made that the Homestead strike was the nation's bloodiest labor conflict in history. Some would claim that a labor dispute in Colorado nearly a hundred years ago was even deadlier...

A small prize to the student that first identifies the Colorado event that I'm referring to and gives a brief (two or three sentence) summary of what happened. Your findings must be posted in a comment under this posting.

Good luck!