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Gooney Birds are 'crossing the pond'
May 23, 2019 - The US contingent of DAKS Over Normandy, a fleet of WWII C-47 airplanes affectionately called Gooney Birds, have been 'crossing the pond' this week. The pond is a big one - the Atlantic Ocean. Final destination is Duxford Airfield in England, home base for up to 30 C-47s that will gather there to participate in events being held to honor the 75th anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944).  Word of the Daycontingencies: noun;unexpected events for which people prepare; 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 May 21 caliber: noun; quality, excellence;Backyard birders, start your checklists! crevices: noun; small openings, breaks in larger structures, such as rocks and trees; Species Spotlight: Red-bellied woodpecker headwinds: noun; winds that blow directly at an airplane, a ship or in this context, migrating birds; Migrating birds - and birders - facing headwinds tactics: noun; strategies, actions; National Park profile: Whiskeytown tournament: noun; a series of competitive games to determine a champion; Weekend of hoops and hoopla begins Today In HistoryMay 23 1911: The New York City Public Library was dedicated.1865: Library of Congress: the Army of the Potomac celebrated the end of the Civil War by parading down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Only weeks before, mourners watched Abraham Lincoln's funeral cortege travel the same thoroughfare. With many buildings still dressed in black crepe, this joyous procession could not help but remind spectators of that unhappy occasion. Laid out by Pierre L'Enfant, Pennsylvania Avenue was one of the earliest streets constructed in the federal city. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson considered the avenue an important feature of the new capital. After inspecting L'Enfant's plan, President Washington referred to the thoroughfare as a "Grand Avenue." Jefferson concurred, and while the "grand avenue" was little more than a wide dirt road, he planted it with rows of fast growing Lombardy poplars. 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 Gooney Birds are 'crossing the pond'May 23, 2019 - The US contingent of DAKS Over Normandy, a fleet of WWII C-47 airplanes affectionately called Gooney Birds, have been 'crossing the pond' this week. The pond is a big one - the Atlantic Ocean. Final destination is Duxford Airfield in England, home base for up to 30 C-47s that will gather there to participate in events being held to honor the 75th anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944).  New Statue of Liberty museum opensMay 21, 2019 - In 2016, construction began for a new museum for the Statue of Liberty. It opened last week.  WWII 'Gooney Birds' depart for NormandyMay 20, 2019 - Ten C-47 WWII "Gooney Bird" airplanes, flown during World War II, are on their way to Normandy.  Tulip festival painted the town orangeMay 14, 2019 - Holland, Michigan's 90th Tulip Time Festival just wrapped up with a theme to "paint the town orange."   |
