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Apollo 8 explored the moon and discovered Earth
Dec. 10, 2018 - Fifty years ago this month, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, NASA astronauts, celebrated Christmas Eve as they orbited the moon. They were the astrinaut crew on the Apollo 8 mission. It was the first time humans had left Earth's orbit. To honor the anniversary, Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will present the "Spirit of Apollo" Tuesday. It will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Jim Lovell, now 90, will participate. NASA will stream the event live. |
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Dec. 10, 2018 - Fifty years ago this month, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, NASA astronauts, celebrated Christmas Eve as they orbited the moon. They were the astrinaut crew on the Apollo 8 mission. It was the first time humans had left Earth's orbit. To honor the anniversary, Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will present the "Spirit of Apollo" Tuesday. It will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Jim Lovell, now 90, will participate. NASA will stream the event live.
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Dec. 6, 2018 - Thousands of people waited for hours in cold temperatures at the U.S. Capitol this week. They waited to enter the Capitol Rotunda where the casket of President George H.W. Bush lain in state. It's an honor that has been afforded to only 31 people before President Bush. In addition, since 1998, Congress has authorized four ordinary citizens to "lie in honor."
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Dec. 4, 2018 - Fourteen student musicians enrolled at the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre and Dance recently made history. They recorded a rare musical manuscript. It was found by U-M Prof. Patricia Hall at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland. The manuscript was based on a popular song in the early 1940s that was arranged and played by Auschwitz prisoners in 1943 during World War II. It hasn't been played in 75 years.
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Nov. 30, 2018 - For centuries, spies have been in the business of deception. A gift of a wooden horse hides an invading army. Ninjas train for years to sleuth in the shadows. Seemingly random groups of numbers and scrambled letters reveal battle plans. Buttons and pens become cameras and weapons. These are tools of the trade for the clandestine cohort of spies, personified by Bond, James Bond. Visitors can immerse themselves in all of this hidden history - and even spy on other visitors - at the International Spy Museum.
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Nov. 14, 2018 - About 300 people gathered Saturday evening for a Candlelight Ceremony at the Vietnam Women's Memorial to honor its 25th anniversary. Diane Carlson Evans, an Army nurse, Vietnam veteran, and founder of the Memorial, spoke to Student News Net before the ceremony.
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Nov. 5, 2018 - One hundred years ago there were two major events happening simultaneously. World War I was being fought in Europe and an influenza pandemic was raging. The pandemic came in three waves beginning in spring 1918. The second wave during fall 1918 was the most lethal. Before it was over in 1919, at least 50 million people worldwide died from influenza. That total includes 675,000 people in the United States.
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Oct. 30, 2018 - Things are heating - and speeding - up for a NASA mission. It's their Parker Solar Probe mission traveling to the Sun. At about 1:04 p.m. EDT yesterday, it broke a record for distance. The record for a man-made spacecraft's closest distance to the Sun was 26.55 million miles. The record was set by Helios 2 in 1976. The Parker Probe broke that record yesterday.
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Oct. 24, 2018 - Fall temperatures are dipping below freezing. It's a harbinger of days to come. The official start of winter is still weeks away. But NOAA meteorologists are working at the Climate Prediction Center to forecast winter weather. They are looking at weather data and believe a mild winter could be in store for many parts of the United States.
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Oct. 22, 2018 - Severity of influenza varies from year to year. It varies due to a number of factors. But what does not vary is the importance of getting the annual flu vaccine. The vaccine prevents illness. The number of people ill with influenza (flu) and influenza-like illnesses (ILI) normally peaks in February. But influenza viruses are circulating now.
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Oct. 19, 2018 - The Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America. It's mighty because of its length, width, speed, volume, watershed size, and economic impact. Metrics prove the Mississippi is mighty. But it's also mighty beautiful, especially at sunset.
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Oct. 11, 2018 - At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day in the eleventh month in 1918, combat on the Western Front during World War I (WWI) ended. WWI lasted from 1914-1918. The world will honor that Centennial in 30 days. In the United States, the World War I Centennial Commission is inviting everyone to ring a bell. It's their nationwide Bells of Peace event. Its purpose is to reflect on that significant day in World and American history.
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Oct. 3, 2018 - Since 1863, the Statue of Freedom has graced the top of the U.S. Capitol. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall. It weighs 15,000 pounds. It's currently encased in scaffolding for its tri-annual (every three years) inspection and preservation.
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Sept. 21, 2018 - The life of Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was one defined by grace and grit. That combination of traits was reified in her tireless work for civil rights. She fought peacefully for her civil rights and the civil rights of all Americans but especially for African Americans. They faced daily discrimination under Jim Crow laws. Douglas Brinkley is the author of Rosa Parks: A Life, the definitive biography of her life. Dr. Brinkley eloquently delivered the Keynote Address at last Friday's Student News Net Symposium. It was held at the University of Iowa.
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Sept. 11, 2018 - Solemn ceremonies will be held today in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Penn. to honor those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Apollo 8 explored the moon and discovered Earth
Dec. 10, 2018 - Fifty years ago this month, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, NASA astronauts, celebrated Christmas Eve as they orbited the moon. They were the astrinaut crew on the Apollo 8 mission. It was the first time humans had left Earth's orbit. To honor the anniversary, Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will present the "Spirit of Apollo" Tuesday. It will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Jim Lovell, now 90, will participate. NASA will stream the event live.
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What does it mean to 'lie in state' or 'lie in honor?'
Dec. 6, 2018 - Thousands of people waited for hours in cold temperatures at the U.S. Capitol this week. They waited to enter the Capitol Rotunda where the casket of President George H.W. Bush lain in state. It's an honor that has been afforded to only 31 people before President Bush. In addition, since 1998, Congress has authorized four ordinary citizens to "lie in honor."
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Apollo 8 explored the moon and discovered Earth
Dec. 10, 2018 - Fifty years ago, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders, NASA astronauts, celebrated Christmas Eve orbiting the moon. They were the Apollo 8 astronaut crew. It was the first time humans had left Earth's orbit. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will present the "Spirit of Apollo" Tuesday. It will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Jim Lovell, now 90, will participate. NASA will stream the event live.
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What does it mean to 'lie in state' or 'lie in honor?'
Dec. 6, 2018 - Thousands of people waited for hours in cold temperatures at the U.S. Capitol this week. They waited to enter the Capitol Rotunda. The casket of President George H.W. Bush lain in state there. It's an honor that has been given to only 31 people before President Bush. Since 1998, Congress has also authorized four ordinary citizens to "lie in honor" upon their deaths.
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