SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE of 1906

 

One of the worst natural disasters to strike America occurred on the 18th of April, 1906, when San Francisco was rocked by an earthquake. The situation was made even worse, for the people and their city, when fires followed the quake. Historic footage depicted in this video reveals the chaos and the damage.

 

MARIE and PIERRE CURIE'S RADIOACTIVE DISCOVERY

 

Marie and Pierre Curie were married scientists who first isolated radioactive radium salts (from mineral pitchblende) at their Paris laboratory (on the 20th of April, 1902). Their work has been called one of "Six Experiments that Changed the World." The following year, they shared a Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking work.
Emperor Penguins - Parents and Babies in Antarctica
Emperor Penguins (the "stars" of the popular film March of the Penguins) are amazing birds.  They live in unbelievably cold weather, where an Antarctic wind chill can sink as low as -76° F (-60° C).  They cannot fly, are very tall (45 inches/115 cm), weigh up to 88 pounds (40 kg), ...
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JACKIE ROBINSON - BREAKING THE COLOR BARRIER 

 

On the 15th of April, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he broke the color-barrier in major league baseball.
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A directory of web sites for k-12.

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An annotated guide to education related web sites.

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From Information Please this kids almanac has an atlas, almanac, dictionary and searchable encyclopedia.

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