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The end of 2012

12/31/2012 Nativegrl77

2012 Year in Review

Take a look back at 2012 and some of the famous people who made the biggest headlines this year. Watch videos about Barack Obama, Michael Phelps, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Whitney Houston.

Watch the 2012 In Memoriam Video »

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933 and drafted the New Deal programs to help the country recover from the Great Depression.

Watch his mini bio »

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt became one of the most outspoken First Ladies in the White House.

Watch her mini bio »

Cast of Hyde Park on Hudson

Learn more about the cast of the 2012 Franklin D. Roosevelt biopic Hyde Park on Hudson. The film stars Bill Murray as FDR, Olivia Williams as Eleanor Roosevelt and Samuel West as King George VI.

Get to know the cast »

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Obama, Scarborough and Gun Safety

12/19/2012 Nativegrl77

Fiscal cliff negotiations are going on NOW, so we have a limited window of time to make sure President Obama doesn’t step back from his promises. Can you take a minute to make a call?

REMINDER: This Is Why We Voted For Obama

If he can change his mind, maybe some of our neighbors can. WATCH:

Joe Scarborough, Long-Time Pro-Gun Supporter, Changes His Mind After Newtown

Why would we treat one deadly instrument so smartly and not the other?

When You Look At Gun Safety This Way, What We Aren’t Doing Sure Seems Ridiculous

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Help Your Student Win…

12/18/2012 Nativegrl77

Help Your Students to Win a Chance to Get a Patent on an Invention The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation has partnered with ePals Global Community to sponsor the second annual invention challenge!

Get your students’ creativity flowing. Help them become inventors by choosing a problem and inventing something to solve it. You can use the power point template to submit their ideas. Four lucky winners will have the chance to get a patent filed for their invention! This year, there are chances for students to win across multiple categories and age groups. Entries are due January 4th, 2013. Finalists will be announced on Kid Inventor Day (Jan. 17th 2012) and the winners will be announced on February 4th! Visit ePals Invent-It Challenge Contest Page for more details!