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Spotlight of the Month from SIRS
Discoverer and WebFind
June 27, 2006INFOhio provides this information from the SIRS
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July 2006 Spotlight: Our Solar System
The solar system consists of the sun (a yellow dwarf star), the nine planets and their
satellites, meteoroids, comets and several thousand minor planets called asteroids.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are the nine
planets of the solar system.
The solar system itself is a rather small part of the massive Milky Way galaxy and orbits
around the center of the Milky Way once every 225 million years. The work of NASA and
other space agencies provides information about the Earth's moon, each of the nine planets
and several asteroids. Although these various bodies have been studied and categorized,
astronomers don't know precisely where the solar system begins or ends. Read more about
the solar system in such SIRS Discoverer
articles as:
Discoverer WebFind: National Parks and Reserves
In 1872, Yellowstone National Park became the world's first national park. Today, the
national park system in the United States comprises 390 areas, including historic sites
and national monuments. WebFind celebrates National Parks and Reserves Month
with a selection of engaging sites that explore the natural wonders of parks and reserves.
Discover a national park or reserve in your area and learn about the animals and plants
that inhabit these public lands. Here are just a few SIRS
Discoverer WebFind featured sites:
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Independence Day
"On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration
of Independence. The Constitution provides the legal and governmental framework for the
United States, however, the Declaration, with its eloquent assertion 'all Men are created
equal,' is equally beloved by the American people." (LOC) Find out more about
Independence Day on this site.Source: Library of Congress (LOC) |
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Freedom: A
History of US--Independence
Explore the history of freedom in America through text, images, a timeline and a glossary.
In this section, "the colonists in America decide to stake everything on an armed
struggle for freedom and a chance to build a new kind of nation" (PHEBC). Learn the
story behind the Fourth of July. Source: Picture History and Educational Broadcasting
Corporation (PHEBC) |
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Canada
Day
"On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called
upon all Her Majesty's loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the
anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a
federation under the name of Canada on July 1st." (GOVERNMENT OF CANADA) Learn more
about Canada Day. Source: Government of Canada |
Spotlight of the Month topics are selected mainly from Chase's Calendar of
Events. Articles are also accessible within the main database and remain in the SIRS Spotlight
of the Month newsletter
archives for one year.
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