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Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who theorized that the sun is the center of our universe, born (1473)

• Earth and Sky
  Earth & Sky is a daily radio series that deals with science topics and issues. The scientific information concerns the natural world and covers discoveries, established ideas in science, listener questions and science news.
  
• Meteor Showers
  Education World recommends some of the best web sites on meteors, comets, and amateur astronomy.
  

Carson McCullers, American author (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Reflections in a Golden Eye), born (1917)

John Frankenheimer, film director (Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate), born (1930)

Clare Boothe Luce, American playwright, war correspondent and representative to Congress, born (1903)

Karen Silkwood, whistle blower who documented safety infractions at Kerr-McGee Corp. whose mysterious death prompted congressional hearings, born (1946)

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood program debuted on TV (1968)

American troops landed on Iwo Jima Island during WW2 (1945)

• A World at War
  Education World presents "The World Wars," the latest article in our yearlong Millennium Series.
  

Japanese-Americans were placed in concentration camps in remote western areas by the U.S. government as a “security precaution” during WW2 (1942)

First Bollingen Prize for poetry was awarded to Ezra Pound (1949)

Thomas Alva Edison patented the gramophone (phonograph) (1878)

• Great Sites for Teaching About...Inventors and Inventions
  

Georgia approved the first literature censorship board in the U.S. (1953)

First teachers strike in the U.S. occurred (in Florida) (1968)

USSR launched the Mir space station into Earth orbit (1986)

• Space Center
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• The Space Place
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• NASA Spacelink Gets a New Look
  Have you checked out NASA Spacelink's new look? Spacelink, designed for teachers and students, is better than ever. It's faster, more efficient, and boasts a powerful new search engine.