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Happy Rosh Hashanah! Sunday is the start of Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, which marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days. This holiday has been celebrated for over 1,000 years. Did you know? The Book of Leviticus includes a passage in which God tells Moses that the first day of […]
Congratulations to Albert Pujols for hitting his 700th home run. Baseball gained another fourth player in major league history to hit 700 home runs. Did you know – Albert Pujols is the first from the Dominican Republic to reach that mark He’s the first Latino member of the 700 club A short time ago, Pujols […]
Happy Hobbit Day! What exactly is a hobbit, you may ask? A hobbit is a member of an imaginary race similar to humans, of a small size, and with hairy feet in stories by J.R.R. Tolkien. Here is a free audiobook of The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings). Did you know? September 22 is […]
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 […]
Let’s celebrate our furry friends on National Dog Day! Did you know? there are more than 48.2 million dogs living in the United States the most popular dog breed is the Labrador retriever scientists believe dogs first evolved from wolves the average lifespan for a medium-sized dog is between 10 and 13 years the world’s […]
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 […]
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