Mir Tamim Ansary
4) Veterans Day
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Introduces Veterans Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.
6) Memorial Day
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Introduces Memorial Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.
7) Election day
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Explores the history of Election Day in the U.S., the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and provides information about voting and why it's important.
8) Labor Day
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Introduces Labor Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.
9) Earth Day
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Explores the history of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, and discusses why it is important to honor the planet while recognizing the dangers of pollution.
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"From language to culture to cultural collision: the story of how humans invented history, from the Stone Age to the Virtual Age. Traveling across millennia, weaving the experiences and world views of cultures both extinct and extant, [this book] shows that the engine of history is not so much heroic (battles won), geographic (farmers thrive), or anthropogenic (humans change the planet) as it is narrative. Many thousands of years ago, when we existed...