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Be Thankful for Thanksgiving
Nov. 17, 2023 - All things pumpkin in October are still going strong in November as Thanksgiving approaches. It's a revered holiday for its abundant food, fun and of course, football. But the history of the holiday is at the foundation of America. Did you know President Abraham Lincoln firmly established the holiday during the American Civil War?  Word of the Dayporridge: noun;hot cereal made from grains, such as corn or wheat; 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 December Today In HistoryNovember 30 1966: Barbados, an island in the Caribbean, gained its independence from Great Britain.
1874: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, British statesman and prime minister of Great Britain during World War II, was born at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. He was made an honorary citizen of the United States through an act of Congress on April 9, 1963.
1835: Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain who wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was born in Missouri. He is quoted as saying: " I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it." He died in 1910 on April 21, one day after Halley's Comet.
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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 March: Women's History MonthMarch 3, 2022 - March is Women's History Month. Read and learn about Cornelia Fort (1919-1943).  February: Learn more about Presidents Lincoln and WashingtonJan. 31, 2022 - Take time to learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln who were both born in February.  Nation honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Jan. 12, 2022 - On Monday, Jan. 17, the nation will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the father of the civil rights movement.  Cornelia Fort (1919-1943): Pilot and PatriotDec. 7, 2021 - Early on Dec. 7, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Cornelia Fort, 22, was doing what she loved to do.   |
