Surfnetkids Almanac

History, Holidays

About the Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg did not win the war, but the battle included the largest amount of American soldiers.  On June 24, 1863 the Confederate Army was led across the Potomac River and moved towards Pennsylvania by General Robert E. Lee.  The Union Army was being moved north from Washington by General George Mead who [...]

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About Bastille Day

Bastille Day was created on July 14, 1880 to remember The Storming of the Bastille which started the French Revolutionary War.  The Bastille is a medieval fortress that was designed and built around the city of Paris for protection.  The Bastille was originally a wall around the city, but later became a political prison and [...]

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About the Mayflower Compact

When the Mayflower landed and anchored at New Plymouth in November of 1620, they settlers aboard the ship created a written agreement to create fair and equal laws that would support the settlement that was going to be established.  The settlers created this agreement because the previous settlers have failed due to the lack of [...]

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About Claude Monet

Oscar Claude Monet was born in 1840 and is well known as the founder of the 19th century art movement called Impressionism. He was a French impressionist and many say that his painting Impression: Series was actually the inspiration to coin the term Impressionism. Monet was a painter that believed in expression of your own [...]

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About Rudyard Kipling

The author of The Jungle Book and creator of icon characters like Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Rudyard Kipling is one of the most praised and honored British writers of all time. Born in 1865 in Bombay, (now Mombai) and sent to be educated in England, Kipling learned at a young age to work and to learn. Rudyard Kipling [...]

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Mother’s Day Resources

Mother’s Day is a time to show our gratitude for everything Moms do. And for those Moms who are lucky enough to still have their own Moms to celebrate with, it’s a double holiday. Happy Mother’s Day to all! Here’s where you can find Mother’s Day resources from across our network of sites:

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Easter Resources

Spring flowers, spring break, bunnies, eggs … Easter is just around the corner. Here’s a roundup of all the Easter resources you’ll find at the Surfnetkids family of sites. Easter Bunny Fun: Our Easter holiday site features coloring pages, poems, stories, crafts and a form for you to share your favorite Easter memory. Easter Coloring [...]

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Five Facts About the U.S. Constitution

All people who have lived in the United States or who were born in that country know something about the United State’s Constitution. Many of us think of it with pride, although many of us do not know the history surrounding it or the full significance of the document. We are correct to think of [...]

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About the Constitutional Convention

Many of us have heard of the great document the United State’s Constitution. Some of us might have had the opportunity to read it and think about it. If you have not had the time to do so, I recommend taking a look at it. The Constitution is not only beautifully written, but also contains [...]

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Ten Facts About Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who painted in the Impressionist style. Renoir’s paintings portray the beauty and color of life and the sensuality of women. Renoir’s love of art and painting started when he was just a boy and his paintings are now counted among some of the most valuable and influential in the [...]

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