April 19, 2001 
Picture, if you will, the sky suddenly going dark in the middle of the day. It was around 85 degrees, but not is suddenly only 50. The wind is blowing, and is very mysterious and spooky. No, this isn't a scene from "The Wizard of Oz". It is a true description of what happened ... continue reading...
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wizard of oz May 18, 2000 
As our children grow up, they ask a lot of questions. Questions like, why is the sky blue, or where does air come from? As they mature, so do their questions. Mine have started asking me about our government, and other civic-minded questions. Websites such as today's FamSite can help ans... continue reading...
July 25, 1999 
With the end of the century approaching, the term millennium bug or Y2k crisis or whatever it is being called today is being featured in the news more and more. Sometimes it is easy to follow the stories, sometimes it isn't. Today's FamSite can help follow those stories, and hopefully add som... continue reading...
December 28, 1998 
"Look... up in the sky... it's a bird... no, it's a plane... no, it's...well, yes it is a plane".
Today's FamSite looks at the magic of flight, but not from the dry old historical perspective, but from a unique point of view. This well designed site looks at the first manned flight ... continue reading...
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teaching tool February 25, 1998 Picture, if you will, the sky suddenly going dark in the middle of the day. It was around 85 degrees, but now is suddenly only 50. The wind is blowing, and is very mysterious and spooky. No, this isn't a scene from "The Wizard of Oz". It is a true description of what happened in... continue reading...
Tags: act of god,
depression,
discovery channel,
dust bowl,
dust storms,
educational systems,
football game,
grandparents,
job,
midwest,
set of circumstances,
sky,
television,
true description,
united states,
wave of the future,
weather phenomenon,
wizard of oz 