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The Everglades National Park Join us today as we learn about one of the largest and most diverse National Parks in the United States.

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Who Is Barack Obama? Join us today as we learn about the forty fourth President of the United States.

Link to Sonya Sotomayor https://anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/episodes/Who-Is-Barack-Obama-e1udj63

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Who Is Mae Jemison?  Join us today as we learn about the first black woman in space--Mae Jemison.

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Have you ever heard of Ruby Bridges? Ruby became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement when she was only 6 years old and she is still alive today! Learn more about Ruby in this episode.

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Who Was Patricia Bath?  Join us today as we learn about Patricia Bath, the first black woman doctor to receive a patent.

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Henrietta Lacks' Amazing Cells. Join us today as we learn about the scientific contributions of Henrietta Lacks.

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Who Was Katherine Johnson?  Join us today as we learn about Katherine Johnson who served as a human computer for NASA in the early years of the space exploration program.

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Who Was Gordon Parks?  Join us today as we learn about the first black man to work as a photographer for Life magazine.

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The Man Who Stood Up For What Is Right Join us today as we learn about the man who spent his life standing up for equal rights for all, Thurgood Marshall

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Who is Duke Ellington?

Did you know "Duke" was just a nickname for this was pivotal in jazz musician? Listen in to learn about Duke Ellington's pivotal role in the evolution of jazz music.

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Who Was Frederick Jones?  Join us today as we learn about the man who invented the refrigeration truck.  

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Who Was Zora Neale Hurton? Join us today as we learn about Zora Neale Hurton

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Who Was Garrett Morgan?  Join us today as we learn about some of the useful inventions of Garrett Morgan

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Who Was Madam CJ Walker?  Join us today as we learn about the first self-made black woman millionaire--Madam CJ Walker.

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Who was Booker T. Washington?

Booker T. Washington was born at a time when there were not many opportunities for African Americans to get an education.  He devoted his life to learning and to helping others learn as well.

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Who Was Lewis Latimer?  Join us today as we learn about the Renaissance Man

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Who Was Frederick Douglass?  Join us today as we learn about a man who spent much of his life fighting for the freedom for all men.

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Slade, Suzanne, and Robert McGuire. Frederick Douglass: Writer, Speaker, and Opponent of Slavery. Picture Window Books, 2007.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-Douglass

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Who Was Harriet Beecher Stowe?  Join us today as we learn about the lady President Lincoln referred to as the "little woman who started the Civil War."

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Who Was Nat Turner?  Join us today as we learn about the enslaved man who led one of the bloodiest revolts against slavery in the history of the United States--Nat Turner.

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Who Was Elizabeth Freeman?  Join us today as we learn about Elizabeth Freeman, the first African American woman to be granted her freedom by the Sate of Massachusetts in 1781.

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Who Was Benjamin Banneker?  Join us today as we learn about the man with the great memory who helped lay out the streets of our nation's capital.

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Why We Celebrate Black History Join us today as we learn about the origins of this month-long celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of Black people to the history of the United States.

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What Is Biotechnology? Join us today as we learn what biotechnology is and some of the things that have been improved by biotechnology.

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Who Are the Cajun People? Join us today as we learn about this people group that now lives in the bayous of Lousiana

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It's National Puzzle Day! Join us today as we celebrate National Puzzle Day by learning about the origins of the jigsaw puzzle.

All About Western Sahara Join us today as we learn about this territory in the northwest corner of Africa.

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The History of Dogs Join us today as we learn about how dogs have been companions for thousands of years

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Who Was Nicholas Copernicus? Join us today as we learn about the man who had big ideas about how the universe is organized

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Who Was John McCain? Join us today as we learn about John McCain--a man who faithfully served his country for many years.

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 Burgan, Michael, and John Hinderliter. Who Was John McCain? Penguin Workshop, 2023. 

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What Is the Magna Carta Join us today as we learn about this important historical document

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Minnesota Join us today as we learn some fun facts about the state of Minnestoa

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All About Tigers Join us today as we learn more about these striped big cats

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The Discovery of DNA Join us today as we learn about how DNA was discovered.

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Who Was Eva Peron? Join us today as we learn about this First Lady of Argentina who cared about her people

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The History of Tanks Join us today as we learn about the war machines

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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr?  Join us today as we learn about a man who changed the world, MLK.

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All About Atlases Join us today as we learn some of the things you can learn on atlases

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All About the Maned Wolf Join us today as we learn about this South American animal

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What Causes Stuttering? Join us today as we learn some common causes of the speech disorder

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Who Was Alex Trebek? Join us today as we learn about the iconic host of Jeopardy!

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The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1893 Join us today as we learn about the train full of animals that derailed in 1893

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Costa Rica Join us today as we learn about the Central American country that has miles of beaches and tall mountains

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What Is the Humane Society? Join us today as we learn about this organization that does more than just host pet adoption events.

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How Are Raisins Made? Join us today as we learn how a grape turns into a raisin.

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What Is The Petrified Forest? Join us today as we learn about the Petrified Forest National Park

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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Join us today as we learn about Paul Revere's daring midnight ride

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Krensky, Stephen, and Greg Harlin. Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride. HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.  

What Is a Sonnet? Join us today as we learn about this type of poetry

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All About Fireflies Join us today as we learn about the fascinating firefly

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Who Were William and Mary? Join us today as we learn more about this couple who once ruled England.

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Christmas in Hawaii Join us today as we learn about some of the Christmas traditions of Hawaii

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