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Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with readings about his Atlanta childhood and legacy. A separate basketball group marks the publication of James Naismith’s original rules on January 15, 1892. Celebrate Wikipedia’s birthday by practicing how to evaluate online information. On January 15, 1919, a molasses tank burst in Boston’s North End. Learn about the disaster and consider why engineering safety matters.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929. Read about his childhood and legacy, then use the Atlanta passage and Georgia map to connect his early life with the city.
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James Naismith’s original basketball rules were published on January 15, 1892. Read about how the game developed, then compare one early rule with the way basketball is played today.
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Explore basketball stories and nonfiction for different reading levels.
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Wikipedia launched on January 15, 2001. Explore how to evaluate online information and check sources.
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Practice checking the trustworthiness of an online source.
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On January 15, 1919, a molasses tank burst in Boston’s North End. Learn about the disaster and consider why engineering safety matters.
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Read about Boston’s molasses flood and the science behind it.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929. Young Martin's Big Dreams follows his childhood, Walking in the Footsteps of a Leader explores his legacy, and Atlanta: The City in a Forest introduces the city where he grew up. Locate Atlanta on the Georgia map.
Naismith’s original 13 basketball rules were published on January 15, 1892. Hoops History: The Evolution of Basketball gives readers a starting point for comparing the early game with basketball today. Browse more levels and basketball topics in Basketball Reading Passages.
Wikipedia launched on January 15, 2001. Explore how to investigate online information with How to Spot a Trustworthy Website, then compare the sources used for a research question.
Explore the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 through a reading about the disaster and its setting. Discuss how evidence helps us understand accidents and their consequences. Read The Science and Stumbles Behind the Great Molasses Flood.
