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Nov 24
Painting the Desert: Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist known for her bold and colorful paintings. She loved painting things from nature, like giant close-up flowers, desert rocks, and animal bones she found in the Southwest. O’Keeffe spent many years living in New Mexico, where the bright skies ... Show More
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Nov 19
The Wampanoag and the First Thanksgiving
The Wampanoag were the Native American people who lived along the coast of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived from England and built a colony called Plymouth. The Wampanoag helped them survive by teaching them how to grow corn, catch fish, a ... Show More
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Malaria and the Panama Canal
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