Yahooligans Chat: J.K. Rowling
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Wright Flyer Online
"A full-scale replica of the historic 1903 Wright Flyer is preparing to undergo tests in the world’s largest wind tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. During the test, engineers will study the replica’s stability, control, and handling at speeds up to thirty mph. The results will be compiled into an historically accurate aerodynamic database of the Wright Flyer. Join the engineers in online Web chats and other special events, as they prepare for next month’s wind tunnel tests."
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Wright Brothers National Memorial
"Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (about half way between Kitty Hawk and Nags Head) was the site of the brothers’ first flight. This National Memorial (and associated Web site) tell their story. "‘They have done it!’ ... said a witness to the first human flight. But so often had this claim proven hollow that the public was skeptical of yet another, especially after the spectacular failure of Langley’s flying machine nine days earlier. Undismayed, the Wrights built an improved flyer and refined their flying skills over a field in Ohio, making 105 flights in 1904.""
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World Book: Two Legends of Aviation
"World Book honors the accomplishments of two aviation pioneers (Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart) with a special online report that includes their biographies, a look at history of flight, and links to related Web sites. Unique features include entries from the 1927, 1928 and 1937 World Books that were written when Lindbergh and Earhart were front-page news, and a link to live, audio transmission from Chicago O’Hare air traffic control."
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Words & Deeds: Amelia Earhart
"Discovering the obscure is one of the joys of mining the Internet. Take look at this: ""While the mystery surrounding Earhart’s disappearance has yet to unfold, one piece of evidence remains to give insight into Earhart’s adventurous nature. This 1933 palm print of Earhart taken by palmist Nellie Simmons Meier demonstrates the aviator’s determined demeanor. As a palmist, Meier analyzed her subjects’ character by examining the size, shape, and lines of their hands."""
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Women’s History: Susan B. Anthony
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Women in Aviation History
"The Ninety-Nines organization was ""founded in 1929 by ninety-nine licensed women pilots for the mutual support and advancement of aviation."" Along with biographical notes on thirteen aviatrixes, you find this account of the first women’s air race of 1929, written by Earhart: ""Sunday afternoon August 18, nineteen planes with propellers turning, lined up at Clover Field, Santa Monica, California. Will Rogers was on the loud speaker to point out the humorous aspects of such an event. Taking their cue from him, newspaper men coined descriptive names for the affair before contestants reached their first stop. It was generally called the ’powder puff derby’ and those who flew in it variously as ’Ladybirds,’ ’Angels’ or ’Sweethearts of the Air.’"""
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart @ Design House
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Wikipedia: Ronald Reagan
"I like this detailed, illustrated Reagan biography from Wikipedia because the hyperlinks to other Wikipedia articles make it easy to learn more about Reaganomics, the Cold War, the Strategic Defense Initiative ("dubbed ’Star Wars’ by opponents") and other related topics. Wikipedia is an open-content project, whose encyclopedia articles are contributed and edited by anyone who wants to. As part of this group editorial process, at least one reader disputed the neutrality of this Reagan biography. What do you think? Does this Wikipedia article show an obvious bias?"
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