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Crew says finding sunken ships is 'humbling'
 Oct. 21, 2019 - On April 18, 1942, the USS Hornet served as the launching point for the Doolittle Raid. On Oct 26, 1942, the USS Hornet was sunk during the Battle of Santa Cruz Island. About nine months ago, her wreckage was found 17,716 feet below the surface of the South Pacific Ocean.  Word of the Daywreckage: noun;something, such as a ship, that has been destroyed and rendered inoperable; Find it in blue in today's top story!Writing Practice
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Extra! Extra! Feature Article Douglas Brinkley to students: Lead a dignified lifeSept. 21, 2018 - Douglas Brinkley eloquently delivered the Keynote Address at last Friday's Student News Net Symposium. Read More
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Douglas Brinkley, author of Rosa Parks: A Life, speaks at the Student News Net Symposium on Sept. 14, 2018.. Weekly VOCABWeek of October 21 abridged: adjective; shortened, condensed, not as long, abbreviated;National Book Festival to feature authors, poets and illustrators celestial: adjective; related to the stars and outer space; Discover your local history nutritious: adjective; good or beneficial to the human body; Strawberries: one super summer fruit punitive: adjective; negative, related to being punished, penalized, ostracized; CDC Tips: chickens and chicken Today In HistoryOctober 21 1960: Library of Congress: American viewers were riveted to their television sets for the broadcast of the fourth and final debate between Vice President Richard M. Nixon, the Republican presidential candidate, and Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic candidate. The first-ever televised debate between presidential candidates was held on September 26, 1960. An estimated sixty to seventy million viewers watched the first, and successive, debate(s) - known as "the Great Debates." The first debate, broadcast by CBS, focused on domestic issues. The fourth debate, broadcast by ABC, focused on foreign policy issues, particularly U.S. relations with Cuba.The second and third one-hour debates, televised from New York by NBC and ABC, respectively, followed a looser format with a news panel questioning the candidates on a variety of subjects. The third debate was the first genuine "electronic debate;" the two candidates faced off from opposite coasts - Kennedy speaking from a television studio in New York and Nixon from Los Angeles. More from Student News Net
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Studio glass art is a recent development but creating functional glass from silica sand is thousands of years old. Through this Student News Net video, tour the Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington to marvel at the beauty of glass and the chemical elements! Student News Net was there in 2017. Read More: Seattle sights are simply stupendous Pink diamonds are rareSept. 3, 2013 (update: 2016) Over 90 percent of the world's pink diamonds come from The Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia. Pink Diamonds are very rare and very expensive, but all diamonds are tetrahedrons of carbon atoms.  A rush for gold ended quicklyMay 12, 2016 - The story of the short-lived Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) is told at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in downtown Seattle.  Glass: a hot and cool combo of art and scienceMarch 22, 2016 - Glassblowing is a red hot, totally cool combination of art and science. In The News Crew says finding sunken ships is 'humbling'Oct. 21, 2019 - On April 18, 1942, the USS Hornet served as the launching point for the Doolittle Raid. On Oct 26, 1942, the USS Hornet was sunk during the Battle of Santa Cruz Island. About nine months ago, her wreckage was found 17,716 feet below the surface of the South Pacific Ocean.  Nice young ladies do flyOct. 16, 2019 - Nancy Harkness was 16 in 1930 when she announced to her parents she wanted to be a pilot.  Join a team of volunteers to preserve wildlifeOct. 15, 2019 - It's National Wildlife Refuge Week. Hike, bike or walk one of the 567 refuges!  Discover your local historyOct. 14, 2019 - Take time today to learn about indigenous people in America.   |
