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September is national preparedness month. So are you prepared? Are you ready for rainstorms, snowstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, tidal waves, mudslides, volcanoes, floods, droughts, earthquakes, fire and more? Here are a few tips to help you get prepared – Stay alert to the news Stay away from the windows during a bad storm Seek shelter in […]
September 16th is Mayflower Day. In 1620 the Pilgrims left Plymouth, England to find a place to practice religious freedom. Did you know? The Pilgrims also wanted to find a better life for themselves The Pilgrims were headed to Virginia on a ship called the “Mayflower” Due to a storm, they landed off the coast […]
The railroad workers are set to strike on Friday, September 16th. Let’s take a look at this current event. Did you know? A workers strike is when the employees refuse to work The railroad workers do not want to have to work on their days off The employees want better wages and a fair contract […]
We are so thankful for the great service and protection the FBI has given Americans for so many years. Did you know? FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation Its mission is to protect the American people and uphold the United States Constitution Protect the U.S. from terrorist attack Protect the U.S. against foreign intelligence, […]
Hot enough? Temperatures have been hot for how long now? Crazy weather going on here. Did you know? Salt Lake tied an all-time heat record of 107 on Sunday set back in 1960 A heat wave, or heatwave, is a period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity, especially in oceanic […]
This dugout canoe was found on the banks of the Red River! It dates to the 14th Century! At 34 feet in length, it is the largest Native American canoe ever discovered in Louisiana! Did you know? The dugout canoe was made from the hollowed-out logs of large trees Larto Lake is connected to the […]
CERN is firing up to work again after being shut down for a while. What is CERN? Is an acronym (an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word) for the European Council for Nuclear Research. Did you know? It was founded in 1952 to create a hadron collider […]
Flag Day commemorates the anniversary of the American flag. The Second Continental Congress declared that the American flag would have “thirteen stripes, alternate red and white,” and “thirteen stars, white in a blue field” in 1777. Did you Know? The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty states of the United States of America […]
Let’s celebrate D-Day today. Seventy-eight years ago, the Battle of Normandy occurred from June to August 1944 during World War II (1939-1945). Did you know? It ended in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s authority The fight, codenamed Operation Overlord, began on D-Day, June 6, 1944 On this day, 156,000 American, British, […]
There seems to be a lot of talk right now about the country called Ukraine. It is under attack from the border country called Russia. So, let’s just take a look at a few facts about this country in eastern Europe. Did you know? Ukraine is the second largest country on the continent after Russia […]
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