Prague's Too Brief Spring

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January 5 On This Day 1968: Reformist Dubcek Takes Power in Czechoslovakia   Dear Readers, On Jan. 5, 1968, Alexander Dubcek became first secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. He initiated the "Prague Spring," a period of liberalization in the socialist state that prompted violent Soviet suppression a mere 7 months later. Today in 1941, animator Hayao Miyazaki was born in Japan. Often called the Japanese Walt Disney, his prodigious imagination has given rise to Japan's most popular manga, animated films and television series. Miyazaki's work, which appeals to both children and adults, portrays pastoral beauty and human innocence coupled with darker themes of warfare and destruction. From SweetSearch2Day: The news widgets offer an article from Scholastic on snakes that fly; the BBC student page carries a warning about displaced crocodiles and snakes in Australia's flooded areas (also see Big Picture on these floods); and Kids Post has an article about Mike Lupica and his newest sports novel for kids, "Hero." Today's Interview of the Day is one that Charles Lindbergh gave to the New York Times shortly after he landed in Paris in 1927. He explained why he didn't consider himself "lucky" and how the most dangerous portion of the flight was after he landed. Mark E. Moran Founder & CEO Click on a product name below to check out our free products that help educators teach students how to use the Web effectively: School Librarians | Social Studies | Ten Steps to Better Web Research SweetSearch | SweetSearch4Me | SweetSearch2Day | findingDulcinea | encontrandoDulcinea | findingEducation Please share this newsletter with a colleague! Click "Forward this newsletter to a friend," below, to share it.

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