8th Grade Theme:

Individual Rights vs. The Common Good,  What is the "common good"?

• 20th Century History:

  • Spanish Influenza

    • Street Car - Seattle: Must have a mask: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/records-list.html 1918
    • http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/records/165-WW-269B-11-trolley-l.jpg

     

  • World War I

    Last World War I Veteran Dies:

    • BBC News: 2/28/11 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12601173

    • NBC News Storyhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41821018/ns/us_news-life/?gt1=43001

    • Associated Press, Last WWI vet gets caught up in politics: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hfOtMYEUZ61vTPNqXsK_XGuhUZkw?docId=9c29ba3e08b5473bb1228bfde121c18e

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