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Dragon launch scrubbed
 March 28, 2020 - At T minus 16 minutes and counting, yesterday's planned launch of the Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with two astronauts on board, was scrubbed due to weather. It is now scheduled for 3:22 p.m. EDT on Saturday.  Word of the Dayfuturistic: adjective;having qualities of the future; 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 May 25 communicate: verb; to engage in dialogue (talking) with one or more persons; to send a message;Teens tell teens about dangers of distracted driving revived: verb; brought back to life or in better condition; U.S. Botanic Garden celebrates its Bicentennial spewing: verb; throwing out with force; emitting; May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens volcano erupts stroll: verb; walk at a slow or casual pace; Tidal Basin closed just after peak bloom Today In HistoryMay 29 1953: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, Hillary's Sherpa guide, were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. 1917: John F. Kennedy, who became President John F. Kennedy when he won the 1960 presidential election, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Rose and Joseph Kennedy. 1736: Library of Congress: Patrick Henry was born in Studley, Virginia. He was a brilliant orator and an influential leader in the opposition to British government. As a young lawyer, he astonished his courtroom audience in 1763 with an eloquent defense based on the doctrine of natural rights - the political theory that man is born with certain inalienable rights. On his twenty-ninth birthday, as a new member of Virginia's House of Burgesses, Henry presented a series of resolutions - the Stamp Act Resolves - which opposed Britain's Stamp Act. The Resolves were adopted on May 30, 1765. Read Patrick Henry's famous 1775 speech - Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death. 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 Memorial Day honors the ultimate sacrificeMay 25, 2020 - Visitors at Arlington National Cemetery can see the U.S. Capitol building, an apt reminder of the price of freedom.  Go the extra mile - at home - to honor Memorial DayMay 22, 2020 - Push back on viewing Monday as just another day at home. Even with the pandemic, take time to honor the fallen.  May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens volcano eruptsMay 20, 2020 - On May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano blew its top spewing 520 million tons of ash eastward.  Wildlife refuge provides open road to natureMay 18, 2020 - The gravel road winding through the marshes at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is open now. Soak in the sights and sounds of spring.   |
