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World history Common Core L.8.2c resources
June 5 - What Happened on this Day in History
8 printable pages for students to explore what happened in history no June 5 in WORD SEARCHES and INTERNET ACTIVITIES: The first paddle steamer on the Great Lakes is launched in Canada on June 5, 1817.Houston is incorporated as a city in Texas on June 5, 1837.Uncle Tom’s Cabin appears in its first installment in the National Era, an abolitionist newspaper, on June 5, 1851.The Orient Express departs Paris on its first train trip on June 5, 1883.Denmark amends its constitution giving women the rig
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June 6 - D-Day and the Normandy Invasion (Word Searches & Internet Activities)
14 pages for students to learn about the important events that occurred on June 6 in world history - word searches and internet activities exploring... D-DayJune 6 in World HistoryFranceCubaVolcanoesMembers of NATO Answer keys to word searches. Use as homework or extra work for early finishers. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. And if you want more WORD SEARCHES and INTERNET ACTIVITIES about what happened on this day in world history...June 1 - Say Something Nice DayJune 2 - Wha
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May 9 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 9 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history, like: guerrillas rob banks in Brazil (1969), soccer fans stamped and die (after police shoot tear gas into crowds, 2001), impeachment jof Nixon begins (1974), ceasefire of American Civil War (1865), West Germany joins NATO (1955), US sends weapons to Ukraine (2022), and more . Words can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal
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May 8 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 24 words or phrases related to May 8 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history, like: Mount Pelee erupts (1902), smallpox is eradicated (1980), tax collector is guillotined (in Paris, 1794), first major dog show (1877), Beatles release final studio album (1970), and more. Words can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards, or backwards. On the second page, students search online for information
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May 7 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 24 words or phrases related to May 7 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history, like: Canadian climbs the seven summits (first person, 1986), Germans surrender (1945), Putin becomes President (of Russia, 2000), dome of Hagia Sophia collapses (twenty years after its construction, 558), Russians hold US pilot (1960), and more. Words can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards, or backwards. On a
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May 6 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 25 words or phrases related to May 6 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history, like: Babe Ruth hits first homerun (1915), Incas try to recapture Cuzco (from Spanish, 1536), SpaceX is founded (2002), poet enters mental asylum (for six years, 1757), first iMac is unveiled (1998), Eiffel Tower is opened (to the public, 1889), and more. Words can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards, or backwar
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May 5 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 5 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history. Students search for: Memorial Day celebrated (1866), Carnegie Hall opens (1891), Napoleon dies (1821), prisoner dies from hunger strike (after 66 days, 1981), Confederate government dissolved (1865), first woman to have patent (1809), and more. Words can be horizontal, vertical, forwards, or backwards. On a second page,
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May 4 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 4 - wars and riots, inventions and discoveries, accidents and accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history. Students search for: Al Capone goes to jail (1932), Gaza strip gets self rule (1994), Germans surrender (1945), Hemingway wins Pulitzer Prize (for The Old Man and the Sea, 1953), Grammy Awards begin (1959), and more. Words can be horizontal or vertical, forwards or backwards. On a second page, students search online f
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May 3 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 3 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history. Students search for hidden phrases, like: Allies sink ships full of prisoners (by accident, killing thousands, 1945), Chinese kill Japanese civilians (1928), geocaching begins (2000), police go violent in Birmingham (against peaceful protesters, 1963), sale of land to blacks allowed (by Supreme Court, 1948), US rewrit
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May 2 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 2 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history. Students search for: Anne Boleyn is arrested (1536), city of Chernobyl is evacuated (six days after the explosion, 1986), first Bible is printed (1611), negro baseball leagues begin (1920), Osama bin Laden is killed (2011), US libertes prisoners (from Nazi war camp, 1945), and more. Phrases can be horizontal or vertical
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May 1 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 1 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history. Students search for: Norman mercenaries invade Ireland (1169), mining accident in Utah (1900), Pluto gets its name (1930), Polio vaccine is available (1956), riots in Memphis (1866), Amtrak begins (1971), and more. Words can be horizontal or vertical, forwards or backwards. On a second page, students search online for i
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May 10 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
3 printable activities for May 10.Students search for 30 words related to May 10 - people born on that date, wars and important events in history, and interesting things. Students search for words that show action like ambush, axe, blizzard, censorship, hand grenade, mutiny, panic, parachute, pirates, riot, rocket, and more. Students search for famous people born on this day: Shel Silverstein, Missy Franklin, Paul Revere, Stonewall Jackson and others. Thirty words all about this date in history
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5th - 10th
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June 14 - Flag Day & Blood Donor Day (Word Searches & Internet Activities)
June 14 is “Flag Day” and “Blood Donor Day” in the United States. This packet has 7 pages of word searches and internet activities exploring today. Answer keys to word searches included. Use as homework or extra work for early finishers. Students learn about…the founding of the city of Munich, the establishment of the Continental Army, the passing of the Flag Act of 1777, the survival of the captain of the HMS Bounty after almost 5,000 miles of wandering on the sea, Napolean’s army defeating th
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5th - 10th
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May 16 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 16 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting events in world history. Students learn about Andrew Jackson almost getting impeached, the invention of the first optical lazer (1960), the US outlawing free speech (criticism of the government during World War I), when doctors finally admitted that cigarettes were dangerous and nicotene was addictive (in 1988), and more. Words can be horizont
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May 15 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 15 - wars and conflicts, inventions, discoveries, accidents, accomplishments, and other interesting things. Students search for big news events, like the assassination of an emperor, Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan, hydrogen bomb tested, train leaves without engineer, space shuttle docks with MIR (during the Cold War). Students search for accomplishments, like Baily’s Beads noticed (during solar eclipse), first female US Army generals (in
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May 14 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 14 - people born on that date, wars and conflicts, inventions, revolutions, and other interesting things. Students search for words that show action like a bus is bombed (Civil Rights Movement), first rugby game played, Israel declares independence, police dog injured, government moves to Washington DC (from Philadelphia), last witchcraft trial is held (in Salem, Massachusetts), and more. Students search for famous people born on this day, l
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5th - 10th
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May 13 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 13 - people born on that date, wars and conflicts, inventions, and other interesting things. Students search for words that show action like a hunger strike, prison break, amphibious circumnavigation (of the world), race riots, sword duel, and more. Students search for famous people born on this day, like Stevie Wonder and Joe Louis. Thirty words all about this date in history, like Tiananmen square, US declares war on Mexico, woman conquers
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5th - 10th
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May 12 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Students search for 30 words or phrases related to May 12 - people born on that date, wars and conflicts, inventions, and other interesting things. Students search for words that show action like a bayonet attack on pope, gas pipe explosion, torture, unrest, and riots. Students search for famous people born on this day, like Tony Hawk, Yogi Berra, Otto Frank (father of Anne Frank), and others. Thirty words all about this date in history, like the Zthree computer (1st computer), LunaFive crashes
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5th - 10th
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May 11 - What happened in history (Word Search & Internet Activity)
Three printable activities to use on May 11.Students search for 30 words related to May 11 - people born on that date, wars and important events in history, and interesting things. Students search for words that show action like bombings, chess, earthquake, invasion, rebellion, wild cat strike. Students search for famous people born on this day: Cam Newton, Salvador Dali, John D Rockefeller, Bob Marley, and others. And words that tell about interesting events like Deep Blue, Iceberg, Pentagon Pa
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5th - 10th
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June 4 - Cheese Day (Word Searches & Internet Activities)
June 4 is “Cheese Day” around the world. This packet has 11 pages of word searches and internet activities exploring this day in world history. Types of Cheese, Cheesy Snacks,June 4 in History, Louisiana, Henry Ford,World War II, and more… Answer keys to word searches. Use as homework or extra work for early finishers. Take a look at the Preview to see sample pages. And if you want more WORD SEARCHES and INTERNET ACTIVITIES about what happened on this day in world history...June 1 - Say Someth
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May 22 - What happened in HISTORY (Word Searches & Internet Activities)
Students explore 15 interesting events in WORLD HISTORY that occurred on this day, May 22. First students find 25 hidden words in a word search. Second, students insert 25 missing words into cloze sentences. Third, students search online for more information about what happened on this day in in history - the births of famous people, famous battles, inventions and scientific breakthroughs, sporting events, celebrations, births or deaths of famous people, etc. Fourth, students create a new word
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5th - 10th
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May 21 - What happened in HISTORY (Word Searches & Internet Activities)
Students explore 12 interesting events in WORLD HISTORY that occurred on this day, May 21. First students find 25 hidden words in a word search. Second, students insert 25 missing words into cloze sentences. Third, students search online for more information about what happened on this day in in history - the births of famous people, famous battles, inventions and scientific breakthroughs, sporting events, celebrations, births or deaths of famous people, etc. Fourth, students create a new wor
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5th - 10th
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May 20 - What happened in HISTORY (Word Searches & Internet Activities)
Students explore 12 interesting events in WORLD HISTORY that occurred on this day, May 20. First students find 20 words in a word search. Second, students insert these 20 missing words into cloze sentences at the bottom of the page.Third, students search online for more information about what happened on this day in in history - the births of famous people, famous battles, inventions and scientific breakthroughs, sporting events, celebrations, births or deaths of famous people, etc.Fourth, stude
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5th - 10th
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May 19 - What happened in HISTORY (Word Searches & Internet Activities)
Students explore 12 interesting events in WORLD HISTORY that occurred on this day, May 19. First students find 21 words in a word search.Second, students insert the missing words into 12 cloze sentences at the bottom of the page.Third, students search online for more information about what happened on this day in in history - the births of famous people, famous battles, inventions and scientific breakthroughs, sporting events, celebrations, births or deaths of famous people, etc.Fourth, students
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