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U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) celebrates 200 years
 Nov. 15, 2019 - In 1820, Congress approved the development of a national botanic garden. A custom sculpture made of natural materials was installed in October at the USBG to celebrate its upcoming Bicentennial.  Word of the Daytussle: noun;struggle, fight; literal or figurative (verbal); 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 November 11 blockade: noun; a series of steps to block something, usually the flow of vital goods, such as food and fuel;Nov. 9, 1989: Berlin Wall comes down chlorophyll: noun; green pigment needed to capture sunlight for plant photosynthesis; It's National Pollinator Week experiment: noun; a procedure to test an hypothesis, or demonstrate a new concept; Sept. 17: Constitution Day galaxies: noun; groups or units of stars, gas, star components and dust in space that are held together by gravitational forces; Hubble finds frightening face in deep space Today In HistoryNovember 15 1891: Erwin Rommel, field marshal and commander of the German Afrika Korps during World War II, was born at Heidenheim, in Wurttemberg, Germany.1891: W. Averell Harriman, a statesman and leading U.S. diplomat who worked closely with his counterparts in the Soviet Union during World War II and the Cold War, was born. 1887: Georgia O'Keefe, an acclaimed American artist who painted desert landscapes and flowers, was born. She died in New Mexico on March 6, 1986. 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 U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) celebrates 200 yearsNov. 15, 2019 - In 1820, Congress approved the development of a national botanic garden. A custom sculpture made of natural materials was installed in October at the USBG to celebrate its upcoming Bicentennial.  Veterans Day has 100 year historyNov. 11, 2019 - Today in New York City, the 100th Veterans Day Parade will be held.  Nov. 9, 1989: Berlin Wall comes downNov. 10, 2019 - On Nov. 9, 1989, the 104-mile wall that separated East Berlin from West Berlin came down.  Nov. 9-10, 1938: KristallnachtNov. 8, 2019 - What could have been prevented had the world forcefully challenged Adolf Hitler after Kristallnacht?   |
