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Thursday, May 17, 2012

NOAA begins ozone study
May 16, 2012 - Yesterday NOAA kicked off a 45-day study of storms and the formation of ozone, a greenhouse gas that affects Earth's climate, air quality and weather patterns.

simmer: verb; to stew gently below or just at the boiling point; Source: Merriam-Webster; Find it in blue in today's top story!

	May 17 1954: School segregation outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court On this day in 1954, lawyer Thurgood Marshall scored a landmark victory as the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. More events on this day 1918: Swedish operatic soprano Birgit Nilsson was born in Vastra Karup. 1875: The first Kentucky Derby was run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, and the winning horse was Aristides. 1866: French composer Erik Satie was born in Honfleur. 1792: Meeting on what is now Wall Street in New York City, 24 businessmen took the initial steps to forming the New York Stock Exchange. 1749: English surgeon Edward Jenner, who discovered (1796) the smallpox vaccine, was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. 1510: Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance, died.	New otter family at National Zoo May 15, 2012 - After a cross country move to new digs, eleven otters - two parents and nine offspring - now call the National Zoo their home. Read More Young birders have 'eagle eyes' May 14, 2012 - Saturday turned out to be The Biggest Day of the Biggest Week in American Birding at Ohio's Magee Marsh. Read More It's National Train Day May 12, 2012 - For the railroad hobbyist and travelers who prefer rails to wings, it's a day to celebrate the history and future of trains. Read More Stamp Out Hunger celebrates 20 years May 11, 2012 - Tomorrow the nation's 210,000 letter carriers will not only be delivering mail but also picking up bags of food to Stamp Out Hunger. Read More Visit Extreme Mammals May 10, 2012 - As a mammal, humans should be interested in other mammals and even Extreme Mammals, a new exhibit at Chicago's Field Museum. Read More More News >

Thousands of birders are flocking to the western shores of Lake Erie this week. Why?
	The area has more bald eagles than any other area in the country.
	Migratory songbirds stop here in May before crossing Lake Erie.
	Birders compete with each other in an annual competition held there

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New otter family at National Zoo

Young birders have 'eagle eyes'

It's National Train Day

Stamp Out Hunger celebrates 20 years

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