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Remembering the Chicago Blizzard of 1967
January 24, 1967 was a warm day in Chicago. Weather forecasters predicted that temperatures would fall and that the city might get 4 inches of snow the next morning. But the snow that started a … Read more
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The 1968 East Los Angeles Walkouts
It was just past noon on Tuesday, March 5, 1968 in East Los Angeles. Suddenly, thousands of students in four different high schools got up and left their classrooms at the same time. They began … Read more
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What Is Empathy?
Empathy is a word you might hear to describe someone who is kind, or who is a good friend to another person. We might say someone is showing empathy when they help someone in need. … Read more