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Current Events in the Social Studies Classroom: Every month, the Social Studies Center at Education Place highlights an issue currently in the news -Choose elementary to middle school reading level Current Events in the United States Fact Monster: World News, Weekly News, Today in History, Homework Help, and MORE HeadlineSpot: A new guide to thousands of the best U.S. and international news resources on the Web. From one spot, the free site delivers easy access to the latest headlines and the best wires, newspaper sections, magazines, television shows, radio programs and online news sources by topic or region. From ABC, the BBC and CNN to NPR KidPost: The Washington Post for Kids; news, politics, entertainment, sports, brain food, and MORE News and Issues for Kids: A monthly publication which deals with news and information for kids News Headlines from 1st Headlines: A search engine for current news which makes it easy to search the headlines and access news stories from regional, national and international online news sources. The headlines, which are updated continuously 24 hours a day, can be searched by keyword, topic and news source. New York Times Learning Network: Resource for students in grades 6-12 -- Allows students to read the current news summaries while having direct links to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and the Merriam-Webster Atlas. Check definitions to difficult words or locate places where the events are taking place Science News for Kids: A website devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14; get ideas for science projects, try out mathematical puzzles, try hands-on activities
Abzy News Links: Links to over 15,600 newspapers and other news sources from around the world. My Virtual Newspaper: Links to news and newspapers NewspaperLinks: Access daily and weekly U.S. newspapers on the web; Access newspapers by state The Paperboy: Over 2500 online newspapers from around the world are accessible from this site - SEARCHABLE by keyword Ultimate Collection of News Links: Gateway to Newspapers, News Media, and News Sources
CNN Interactive: Updated U.S. and world news, politics, sports, and weather \Create Your Own Newspaper: Updates of news, sports, weather, etc., of your choice MSNBC: The latest news National Public Radio: The latest news Time For Kids Online: Time Magazine written especially for kids Washington Post: The latest news
...the first American newspaper was published in Boston in 1690, by Benjamin Harris, and was called "Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick?" ...Ben Franklin was the first to advertise in his newspaper, the "Pennsylvania Gazette?" ...Ben Franklin's newspaper contained advertisements for shoes, snuff, and even slaves? ...John Pulitzer, born in 1847, became one of the most famous names in journalism, and by 1883, was one of the richest and most powerful men in America? ...in 1907, Mutt and Jeff was the first successful daily comic to run in a newspaper? ...before John Pulitzer died in 1911, he provided the funding for the Columbia School of Journalism? ...on December 21, 1913, The New York World was the first newspaper to print a crossword puzzle? ...when the USA Today was first printed, leading analysts predicted that the newspaper would fail?
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