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Sept. 17: Constitution Day
 Sept. 17, 2019 - On this day in 1787, the United States of America, just 11 years after declaring independence from England, adopted a new Constitution to govern the nascent, sovereign nation. It established three branches of government - executive, judicial, and legislative - and outlined how this new experiment in government by the people would work  Word of the Dayexperiment: noun;a procedure to test an hypothesis, or demonstrate a new concept 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 September 16 adequate: adjective; enough, sufficient;Storm system soon to be Hurricane Barry delicious: adjective; good tasting; Pi Day perfect day for pie topical: adjective; relevant, related to a current issue or topic; CDC releases novel about disease detectives unconditional: adjective; without any conditions or requirements, rules; Liberation of Paris - 75th anniversary Today In HistorySeptember 19 1985: An earthquake in Mexico resulted in nearly 10,000 deaths.1819: Library of Congress: English poet John Keats, inspired by the beauty of the changing season, wrote "To Autumn," a three-stanza ode to the splendor, bounty, and melancholy of fall. Born in London, England, in 1795, he trained to become a surgeon before devoting himself to poetry in 1817. John Keats died of tuberculosis on February 23, 1821. Just twenty-five years old, his death cut short the life of a great poet. 1777: Library of Congress: After a series of discouraging military defeats, continental soldiers fighting under American General Horatio Gates defeated the British at Saratoga, New York. Within weeks, Gates joined forces with American General Benedict Arnold to vanquish the redcoats again at the Second Battle of Saratoga. On October 17, British General John Burgoyne surrendered his troops under the Convention of Saratoga, which provided for the return of his men to Great Britain on condition that they would not serve again in North America during the war. 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 Sept. 17: Constitution DaySept. 17, 2019 - On this day in 1787, the United States of America, just 11 years after declaring independence from England, adopted a new Constitution to govern the nascent, sovereign nation. It established three branches of government - executive, judicial, and legislative - and outlined how this new experiment in government by the people would work  Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) keep researchers busySept. 16, 2019 - If there was an easy solution to eliminate Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) in bodies of water, scientists would have identified and implemented one by now. There is not a simple solution even though many people think there is.  USS Arizona Memorial reopensSept. 12, 2019 - The USS Arizona Memorial reopened on Sept. 1 after being closed since May 2018.  Thousands of lives cut short on Sept. 11, 2001Sept. 11, 2019 - On Sept. 11, 2001, Lorraine Bay was a flight attendant on Flight 93. She would not come home.   |
