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Weekly VOCAB
Week of March 25
established: verb; set up, begun, foundedRemember the reason for Memorial Day
hatched: verb; broken out of a shell when referring to a bird; or started when referring to a plan or idea
Rare birds capture hearts and hope for the species
imagine: verb; think of; try to create a scene or feeling in your head that could be real or not
Memorial Day: Remembering Heroes
plundered: verb; stolen from, left empty
July 4, 1776: Birth of a Nation and the 11 years before
Today In History
March 29
2012: National Vietnam War Veterans Day was first commemorated and in 2017, became an official, annual commemoration on this day.1979: The House Select Committee on Assassinations released its final report on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.
1976: "The Metro" in Washington D.C. ran its first passenger train. The first phase had five stations and covered 4.6 miles.
1955: Earl Campbell, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, was born in Tyler, Texas.
1790: John Tyler, the 20th president of the United States (1841-1845), was born in Virginia. He succeeded to the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison.
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