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New Arsenal of Democracy exhibit opens
July 10, 2017 - In June, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans opened its newest permanent exhibit - The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George Brown Salute to the Home Front. The story is told through nine galleries. Included are galleries covering the years leading up to WWII and the political discord of the time as Americans debated the nation's international role. |
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July 10, 2017 - In June, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans opened its newest permanent exhibit - The Arsenal of Democracy: The Herman and George Brown Salute to the Home Front. The story is told through nine galleries. Included are galleries covering the years leading up to WWII and the political discord of the time as Americans debated the nation's international role.
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June 19, 2017 - There will be a super cool reason to send letters this summer. The reason is a new stamp being issued on Tuesday. It will be issued at a ceremony at the Art Museum of the University of Wyoming in Laramie. The new Total Solar Eclipse Forever stamp is made with thermochromic ink. By simply rubbing the stamp with your thumb or fingers, the solar eclipse image changes to an image of a full moon. As the stamp cools, the image reverts to the eclipse.
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June 14, 2017 - If a summer itinerary includes a trip to the nation's capital, plan a visit to the United States Botanic Garden. It's located near the U.S. Capitol building and is a living plant museum. It's one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America.
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June 9, 2017 - Lt. Col. Raja Chari, 39, was chosen as one of 12 astronauts for NASA's new class. NASA received more than 18,300 applications. Student News Net interviewed Raja yesterday via phone. He said being selected as an astronaut was not even in the realm of possibilities when he was a student at Columbus High School in Waterloo, Iowa.
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June 6, 2017 - On this day in 1944, Allied forces launched the D-Day invasion along the beaches of Normandy. Its purpose was to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation. Millions of children were displaced during WWII. And 1.5 million Jewish children were murdered. Anne Frank and Margot, her older sister, died of typhus at a concentration camp weeks before British troops liberated it.
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June 1, 2017 - Friday is National Donut (or Doughnut) Day. It's a day that was officially established in 1938 in Chicago by The Salvation Army. It was organized to help people during the Great Depression and to honor their "Donut Lassies.” Donut Lassies were women who served near the front lines in Europe during World War I (1914-1918). They gave soldiers clothing, supplies, coffee, and donuts.
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May 30, 2017 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) was born on May 29, 1917. The Centennial of his birth was celebrated over the Memorial Day weekend. It continues in June as three Smithsonian museums offer special programs to honor the nation's 35th president. He was the youngest person ever to be elected to the presidency.
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May 26, 2017 - Memorial Day began as Decoration Day in the years after the Civil War. The day was started to honor fallen soldiers.
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May 19, 2017 - Mount St. Helens is a volcano in the state of Washington. When it started to rumble in March 1980, David Johnston, Ph.D., a geologist, went there. He studied gases being emitted from the volcano. He recommended the area remain closed to visitors prior to the eruption. He is credited with saving many lives. David, who was five miles away, was killed on May 18, 1980 when the volcano erupted.
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May 16, 2017 - The prodigious writings of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) are a wonderful window into his amazing mind. His quotes are legendary. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” he famously said. Ben conducted many experiments trying to understand weather. He pondered whether summer conditions could predict the winter ahead so people could be prepared.
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May 11, 2017 - Families will soon be hitting the roads. Consider a trip to Philadelphia. With a dollop of history, enjoy gelato at the Cross Keys Cafe. Then walk a few steps to tour the new Museum of the American Revolution.
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May 9, 2017 - On average, 21 percent of the nation's population are birders. Birders are people who purposely watch birds, according to a 2009 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) report. States with an above average number of birders include Iowa.
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May 5, 2017 - Scientists expected to find dust particles between Saturn's rings. Instead the Cassini spacecraft sent data indicating the space is empty or dust-free.
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May 4, 2017 - Sounds of birds chirping and tweeting are music to the ears of millions of birders. Birders are humans who anxiously wait for the annual ritual of spring migration. They have the chance to tweet about beautiful songbirds, elegant shorebirds, noisy woodpeckers, and many other species. The Biggest Week in American Birding begins Friday.
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