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Earth Day: It's all about green on the blue planet
April 22, 2014 - As of July 4, 2013, the population of the United States was 316,148,990, according to the U.S. Census. The population of the planet is about 7.1 billion. Over one billion people in 192 countries will be observing Earth Day today with actions to protect the environment.
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empirical: adjective;marked by the collection of data, observation and experimentation; Find it in blue in today's top story! |
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1813: Library of Congress: U.S. congressman, senator, and presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon, Vermont. Short in stature but influential in Congress, Douglas was nicknamed the "Little Giant." In the Senate campaign of 1858, Republican hopeful Abraham Lincoln challenged Douglas to a series of seven debates, known today as the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Although Douglas won the election of 1858, he lost the presidential election of 1860 to Lincoln in a four-way race that included John Breckinridge and John Bell.
1791: James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, was born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania.
1635: The Boston Latin School opened in Boston, Massachusetts with a focus on teaching humanities such as Greek and Latin. It is the oldest school in America opening one year before Harvard, also located in Boston.
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April 21, 2014 - Si Youn Kim, a New Jersey student, is this year's winner of the Junior Duck Stamp Contest for a painting of a king eider.
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April 18, 2014 - On this day in 1775, Paul Revere borrowed a horse and warned colonists: "The Regulars are coming out!"
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April 17, 2014 - Instead of a wild beach vacation, the National Park Foundation is encouraging people to "Go Wild!" at a national park next week during National Park Week.
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April 16, 2014 – Among the tourists in the nation’s capital is one very large, prehistoric guy named Rex who was delivered by FedEx!
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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 ship sank.
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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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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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Practice your writing skills by summarizing the information contained in the story at the left. What is the main point of the story? What are the key findings? Why is the story an important one? What are its implications? When finished, you can either print or email your document. |
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