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April 15, 1912: R.M.S. Titanic sinks
April 15, 2014 – On this day 102 years ago, over 1,500 passengers and crew aboard the R.M. S. Titanic lost their lives when the luxury ocean liner sank less than three hours after hitting an iceberg in the icy North Atlantic Ocean.
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pillage: noun;removal by force of objects not belonging to someone; plundering; Find it in blue in today's top story! |
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April 14, 2014 - Millions of cherry blossoms are in full bloom, an annual event sponsored by Mother Nature.
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April 11, 2014 – On April 9, 1939, more than 75,000 people attended a performance by Marian Anderson, an opera singer, at the Lincoln Memorial.
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April 10, 2014 - Udayan Rao Pawar was named the 2013 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his unique image of a crocodile.
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April 9, 2014 – Yesterday in Hong Kong, twenty-four individuals were inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame by the Internet Society.
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April 8, 2014 – The annual BioBlitz, hosted by the National Geographic Society and the National Park Service, was recently held in San Francisco.
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April 7, 2014 – On July 2, 1964, then President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.
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2012-2013 has been a busy and exciting time and we are really looking forward to 2014 with our continuing coverage of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. The stories to the right are some of our favorites with video and/or printable activities to support learning.
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