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Practice your writing skills with the story above!

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Complete this Writing Practice. Then print or email your document, or if available, save it to Google Drive.

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Today In History

May 17

2006: Endangered Species Day established by the U.S. Senate.

1954
: The U.S. Supreme Court issued its famous Brown v. Board of Education that segregation of public schools denied black children equal educational opportunities. The case was argued in front of the court by Thurgood Marshall who became a Supreme Court Justice, the first African American justice on the highest court in the land.

1875: Library of Congress: The Kentucky Derby was begun by Meriwether Lewis Clark, a prominent Louisville citizen who developed the Louisville Jockey Club. Clark began construction on the race course in 1874 on land leased from two relatives, John and Henry Churchill. He patterned the Kentucky Derby after the English Classic, the Epsom Derby. The Derby, now run annually the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs, is the oldest consecutively held thoroughbred horse race in the United States.

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Extra! Extra! Writing Practice Practice your writing skills by summarizing the information contained in the story at the left. What is the main point of the story? What are the key findings? Why is the story an important one? What are its implications? When finished, you can print or email your document or save it Google Drive.
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