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An exciting new discovery of a material that dissipates heat at the "speed of sound". This common material and it's newly discovered property have an enormous potential to fuel new innovations in the field of electronics, circuitry, and microcircuitry. https://newsela.com/read/heat-moves-at-speed-of-sound/id/50596/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2

Below are some background articles for units on World War II, Supreme Court cases and Civil Rights discussions concerning the Internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II. https://newsela.com/read/Manzanar-pilgrimage-remembrance/id/51518/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=news-2   https://newsela.com/read/govt-japanese-relocation-world-war/id/26365 https://newsela.com/read/govt-manzanar-japanese/id/26695 https://newsela.com/read/primary-source-ickes-roosevelt-japanese-internment/id/31163

Several articles on the American Revolution and the role of economics, transportation and communication networks in sparking a new nation and spreading the philosophical sparks of revolt. https://newsela.com/read/natgeo-regional-economy-american-revolution/id/51266/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=library-1 https://newsela.com/read/lib-history-american-revolution/id/30340 https://newsela.com/read/lib-battle-brooklyn-revolution/id/28818 https://newsela.com/read/primary-source-george-washington-brooklyn-island/id/28826 https://newsela.com/read/lib-ushistory-articles-of-confederation/id/29759 https://newsela.com/read/gl-history-lockean-liberalism-american-revolution/id/29676 https://newsela.com/read/BHP-WH-you-say-revolution-95/id/17618 https://newsela.com/read/natgeo-protestant-reformation/id/50157/?utm_source=aotd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=test-1&utm_content=library-1 https://newsela.com/read/bio-patrick-henr

A variety of articles concerning Chinese history and the unification of China during the Qin Dynasty including the historical basis for the origins of the Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Legalism. https://newsela.com/read/LS-BHP-Legalism/id/50201 https://newsela.com/read/lib-overview-qin-dynasty/id/33048 https://newsela.com/read/lib-china-mandate-of-heaven/id/33394 https://newsela.com/read/elem-hist-the-great-wall/id/38363 https://newsela.com/read/lib-ushistory-china-han-dynasty/id/32154 https://newsela.com/read/LS-BHP-Fall-Han-Dynasty/id/49292