The Coffee House

Discussing anything and everything Social Studies. Check in often as I will update this regularly and provide opportunities for possible extra credit work. The Coffee House is open for business!

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On April 26, 1986, the greatest nuclear disaster occurred in Ukraine at Chernobyl.  The radiation that leaked out has made this region uninhabitable for thousands of years...

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There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain.  Our entire view of the universe depends on it.

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“A black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol”

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211 years ago on this day, a man who was deaf composed this masterpiece.  Don’t ever let a disability define you as a person, no matter how little or how great that disability is.

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On April 4th, 1614, Pocahontas married John Rolfe in the Virginia colony of Jamestown.  Here is the real story of who Pocahontas was and a comparison between who Pocahontas was in real life vs. the Disney movie.

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RIP Kurt Cobain who committed suicide 22 years ago to this day.  What are some of the feelings and emotions come from listening to this music video?

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25 years ago,  a plane crash in Lower Merion, PA occurred right over Merion Elementary School.  Senator Jim Heinz and 6 other people were killed when their plane collided with a helicopter.  Some days are more tragic than others...

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On April 4th, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.  Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?  What does he mean to you?

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Happy National Doctor’s Day!

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On March 30th 1981, an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan occurred outside a Washington D.C. hotel.  How many presidents have been assassinated and how many have had assassination attempts on their life?

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You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy.

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On this day in 1961, Washington D.C. was finally given the right to vote.  In another presidential election season, voting isn’t something that is a privilege for the few, it is the right of every American citizen.  Don’t tell me who you would vote for, but instead, why vote?

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In honor of March Madness, tell me who you favorite college mascot is, what university is it affiliated with, where the university is located, when the mascot was created, and why it is your favorite?

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37 years ago, the United States experienced the closest nuclear disaster to what the Soviets dealt with at Chernobyl.  About 90 minutes from the city of Philadelphia, 3-mile Island- a nuclear plant site- experienced a uranium core meltdown.

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Get outside and enjoy you break from school!

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The state is nothing but an instrument of oppression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy.

Friedrich Engels

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On this day in 1892, Lord Frederick Stanley donated a silver cup to the best hockey team in Canada.  This video commemorates Lord Stanley and provides a peek into his life as one of the earliest recordings of the human voice ever.