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Christie's to auction STAN, a T. rex skeleton
 Sept. 18, 2020 - Walking by Rockefeller Center in New York City right now is a walk way back in time - about 65 million years to be exact. On display at Christie’s, an auction company, is "STAN," one of the largest, most complete and widely studied Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) skeletons ever discovered. On Oct. 6, STAN will auctioned to the highest bidder.  Word of the Dayimmobilized: verb;not able to move; stationary; Find it in blue in today's top story!Writing Practice
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Complete this Writing Practice. Then print or email your document, or if available, save it to Google Drive. Writing ProgressTrack your progress all year. For your Student Summary Report Form: Weekly VOCABWeek of September 14 auditory: adjective; related to sound, hearing;Fourth of July fireworks: Protect hands, fingers, eyes - and ears hygienic: adjective; related to hygiene, practices to prevent the spread of infections; Cover your coughs and sneezes! lenient: adjective; not strict, relaxed, casual; Find refuge, if permitted, at a National Wildlife Refuge reluctant: adjective; hesitant, not ready to do something; Women who flew through the clouds to reach the stars Today In HistorySeptember 18 1895: Library of Congress: Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech also known as the "Atlanta Exposition Speech" at the opening of the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. Washington, the founder and president of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University), was the first African-American man ever to address a racially mixed Southern audience. In 1881, Washington established the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. With his political savvy and talent for fund-raising, he quickly transformed the small collection of dilapidated buildings into one of the finest and most renowned African-American educational institutions in the country.1793: The cornerstone to the U.S. Capitol was laid in Washington D.C. by George Washington. It has been lost to posterity. 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 rareOver 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 quicklyThe 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 scienceGlassblowing is a red hot, totally cool combination of art and science. In The News Christie's to auction STAN, a T. rex skeletonSept. 18, 2020 - Walking by Rockefeller Center in New York City right now is a walk way back in time - about 65 million years to be exact. On display at Christie’s, an auction company, is "STAN," one of the largest, most complete and widely studied Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) skeletons ever discovered. On Oct. 6, STAN will auctioned to the highest bidder.  Sept. 17: Constitution DaySept. 17, 2020 - On this day in 1787, the Constitution of the United States was signed in Philadelphia.  Hurricane Sally makes landfallSept. 16, 2020 - Hurricane Sally made landfall early Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama.  Sally rapidly intensifies(SEE UPDATE BELOW) Sept. 14, 2020 - The NWS warns Sally could cause "life-threatening storm surge" and hurricane-force winds. (UPDATE: 1:15 p.m. EDT)   |
