Week of January 22, 2009 – Inaugurations Kill Birds

This week we take a look at the history of US Presidential Inaugurations and this week’s historical inauguration of President Barack Obama.

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Facts & Firsts
http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/factsandfirsts/index.cfm
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pinotable.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0119/breaking29.htm
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/specialtopics/slideshows/slideshow-inauguration2009.html

20th Amendment to the US Constitution
http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/html/amdt20_user.html#amdt20_hd1

President Obama’s Inauguration
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/01/22/oaths_bibles_and_presidents.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.ann.nixon.cooper/index.html
http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2440
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10145923-36.html
http://www.weather.com/weather/pastweather/hourly/USDC0001?stn=0&when=012009

James Buchanan – The First Photographed Inauguration
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trr073.html

Week of January 15, 2009 – The Lottery: Everyone’s A Winner!

This week we take a look at the first recorded lottery in England and current news about the lottery in the US.

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Week of January 8, 2008 – Shattering the Glass Ceiling

This week we take at some of the first minorities to be elected into leadership in American government.

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Week of December 25, 2008 – Christmas In Perspective

This week we take a look at the history of our favorite Christmas songs.

Merry Christmas!!

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Week of December 18, 2008 – 1963 Clean Air Act: The Color of the Wind

This week we take a look at the continuing evolution of the 1963 Clean Air Act.

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Week of December 11, 2008 – Alfred Nobel: “Merchant of Death” Makes Good

This week we take a look at Alfred Nobel and the history of his Nobel Prizes awarded annually on December 10th.

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Week of December 4, 2008 – 41st Anniversary of First Successful Human to Human Heart Transplant

This week we take a look at the accomplishment of Dr. Christiaan Barnard, new advances that might soon make the need for heart transplants a thing of the past, and what you can do to save a life!

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Week of November 20, 2008 – Nuclear Testing and Nuclear Banning

This week we take a look at the history of the Nevada Nuclear Test Site and the current state of nuclear weapons in the United States and the world.

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Week of November 13, 2008 – A Busy Week for NASA

This week we take a look at Novembers of NASA’s past and what they are up to right now.

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Week of October 30, 2008 – The Electoral College: Birthday Party vs. 80′s Party

This week we take a look at the history of the Electoral College and its role in next week’s General Election.

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