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January 28

1986: Explosion of the space shuttle Challenger
On this day in 1986, the U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after its liftoff from Florida, killing all seven aboard, including a schoolteacher who was the first private citizen to fly on a shuttle.

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1915: Congress created the U.S. Coast Guard by combining the Revenue Cutter Service with the U.S. Lifesaving Service.

1912: American painter Jackson Pollock, a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism who received widespread publicity and serious recognition for the radical poured, or "drip," technique he used to create his major works, was born.

1881: Russian novelist and short-story writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky died in St. Petersburg.

1871: The French capital, Paris, fell following a four-month siege during the Franco-German War.

1457: King Henry VII of England, who succeeded in ending the Wars of the Roses, was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

814: Charlemagne, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, died at Aachen (Germany).

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How to Use SNN to Meet Common Core Standards

SNN can be used on a daily basis to meet Common Core "Reading Standards for Informational Text 6-12, Key Ideas and Details # 1-3."

SNN stories to meet specific Common Core Standards

Language Standards 6-12

  1. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances of word meanings. Analogies and idioms:
  3. Peer motivation; career profiles
  4. Use of primary source documents
 
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