Wednesday, October 13, 2010

What's With All the Wigs?

After learning about Peter Zenger's libel trial today in class, we noticed famous colonial attorney Andrew Hamilton sported a rather large wig while arguing for Zenger's acquittal. As this news report shows, the tradition of wearing wigs in the British courtroom still persists.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Welcome to the Searching Yesterday blog!


Welcome back to school! This site will serve as our class blog. Check here in the days to come for homework assignments, Power Point presentations, videos, pictures and links relevant to our work in social studies this year. Some homework assignments this year can be completed here by leaving your answers in the comment sections. Let me know if you're having trouble using the site.