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Boston Strong In the wake of the recent Boston marathon bombings, a national rallying cry of support known as “Boston Strong” has emerged. What followed […]
Month: April 2013
Blasts in Boston
On the afternoon of April 15th, in the middle of the annual Boston Marathon, two bombs exploded, killing three people and injuring 180 more. A […]
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Education Reform Marks Anniversary On April 11, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) into law. This historic education bill […]
Remembering Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was the prime minister of Great Britain from 1979-1990. She is considered one of the most influential people of the 20th century, even […]
Supreme Court Hears Cases Regarding Same-Sex Marriage
Last month the Supreme Court heard two separate cases concerning same-sex marriage. The first was a challenge to Proposition 8, the state of California’s ban […]
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Taliban Victim Returns to School In October, btw reported that a young educational activist named Malala Yousafzai had been shot by members of the Taliban […]