Historical Newspapers

America's Historical Newspapers (1690 - 2000) TCC Library Subscription Database (login with TCC ID card required for off-campus use)

America's Historical Newspapers1690 - 2000

Find news articles covering topics in government, politics, social issues, culture, literature discoveries, inventions and more from hundreds of primary sources . Search using either the timeline or topic search to easily find news and eyewitness accounts and pro/con articles of events, issues and daily life in the colonies or during the Revolutionary War, westward expansion, the Civil War, Reconstruction, industrialization, the Progressive Era, World War I, the Great Depression, Vietnam War, World War II, Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, globalization and other eras. Also included are illustrations, advertisements, classifieds, birth and marriage announcements, obituaries, stories about historic people and other articles exactly as they appeared in print . 

Gun Control - Issues in the News

Gun Control - discussion about the recent gun tragedy at a movie theater in Colorado joins an ongoing debate about gun control in the U.S. Library databases provide a wide selection of resources - articles from magazines, newspapers and more, representing many points of view on this and other controversial issues. NewsBank's Issues in the News has collected 137 recent articles on the issue of Gun Control. You can also search for additional articles on the National Rifle Association, self defense laws, Florida's Stand-Your-Ground law,  statistics on public opinion polls and gun related crimes from US or Worldwide news sources. Opposing Viewpoints has assembled a wide span of articles on topics which include: Gun Control, Guns and Violence, Right to Bear Arms, the Arms Trade, and Hunting - all sorted by Viewpoints, Statistics, News, Journals, Magazines, Reference and Websites SIRS selected articles include magazines, newspapers government documtents, primary sources, viewpoint essays and graphics on Gun Conrol, Gun Safety, Hunting, 2nd Amendment & the Right to Bear Arms, Concealed Weapons, and the Brady Law Access to all TCC databases is available 24/7 with a TCC ID number login to all TCC students, faculty and staff. If you have difficulties researching in any TCC database call our Reference Services at 850-201-8383 or Circulation Services at 850-201-8376. On - campus access to NewsBank On -campus access to SIRS Issues Network access to Opposing Viewpoints    and check our book, e-book and video collections for recent titles about firearms and gun control issues.

Online Talking Dictionary

Online Talking Dictionary
www.howjsay.com   

"A free online Talking English Pronunciation Dictionary - simply mouse over your entry to hear it pronounced. American and British spellings, with alternative pronunciations.  Sounds are fast, clear and completely natural, pre-recorded by native speakers."

Additional information may be found under Notes (on pronunications, sources, and authors credentials), Tools (Cleverkeys, Firefox, Google Chrome), New Entries and apps are available for iPhone & iPod Touch, as well as Android

From Notes on the content: "The lexical corpus includes all of the General Service List (Bauman and Culligan 1995 version).  This is a collection of 2,284 commonly used English words.  More words will be added progressively, selecting them on the basis that most non-native speakers of English would be unlikely to pronounce a selected word in a universally understandable way without first hearing it spoken by a native speaker. Another source of new words is you: unsuccessful searches are automatically considered for inclusion.  [Addendum May 13, 2007: this last source has, it turns out, swamped all others.]"

There are currently 158173 entries in the dictionary. 7/25/2012

Wachowicz's Web World: Web Sites for Discerning Finance Students

Wachowicz's Web World. For the neophyte or professional, this premier site continues to provide a convenient, comprehensive business reference and research gateway. . .  site is divided into eight sections . . . : Introduction to Financial Management; Valuation; Tools of Financial Analysis and Planning; Working Capital Management; Investment in Capital Assets; The Cost of Capital, Capital Structure, and Dividend Policy; Intermediate and Long-Term Financing; and Special Areas of Financial Management.. . .

Although the site is oriented toward financial management, the links cover all facets of business from accounting and business ethics through world marketing. The depth of the pages is not immediately apparent; selecting a listing provides a pathway to an even more extensive array of links to explore. Students, faculty, researchers, and the general public will find this portal a comprehensive, easy-to-use, and valuable source of reliable links, and a resource worth bookmarking for daily use.Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels of users interested. ACRL's Choice, March 2011. Outstanding Title 2011.

Geology.com

Geology.com has been covering all things geologic since 1998. News topics are arranged for the most popular, most recent, and earth science news. A Categories sidebar menu displays over 40 choices. US maps and world maps are readily available. The top menu bar includes links to well organzied pages for Articles,  rocks, a geology & earth science dictionary, and geology career information - salaries, company listings, faculty positions. . . . Read about the mystery of the sliding rocks of Racetrack Playa. The knowledagle team keeping all this up-to-date includes two  cartographers and a university geology professor.

Celebrating the 4th of July

Fourth of July is Independence Day

USA.gov

The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is a federal holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of the Independence on July 4th, 1776.

Here on USA.gov, we celebrate by providing you with information on firework safety, laws and celebrations; facts about the history of this great holiday and a variety of holiday tips to make your 4th of July a fun day for the entire family.

• Declaration of Independence
• Fun Facts About July 4
• Today in History – July 4



History.com

• U.S. Flag History and Facts
• Help Your Country
• Patriotic Melodies
• Historical Documents
• American Recipes
• Travel and Recreation in the U.S.

Fireworks

• Firework Safety, Recalls, and Regulations
• Firework Laws by State
• National Mall Celebration
• Find Celebrations at National Parks

The History Channel - History.com -  Fourth of July History Video

Thomas Jefferson's Rough Draft
of the Declaration of Independence
(Library of Congress)

Variously known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution (1775-83). In June 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies then fighting in the revolutionary struggle weighed a resolution that would declare their independence from Great Britain. On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later its delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. From 1776 until the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues

A Capitol Fourth: America's Independence Day Celebration PBS.org

On July 8, 1776, the first public readings of the Declaration were held in Philadelphia's Independence Square to the ringing of bells and band music. One year later, on July 4, 1777, Philadelphia marked Independence Day by adjourning Congress and celebrating with bonfires, bells and fireworks.

Word Of The Day: 'Derecho'

NPR's World of the Day

We learned a new word on Saturday, thanks to Korva's post about the devastating storm that has left millions without power from Ohio east through the mid-Atlantic states:

Derecho.

Now, we'd never heard that word before so we went in search of more about it. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Derecho Facts Page:  — "A derecho pronounced similar to "deh-REY-cho" in English ... ) is a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. Although a derecho can produce destruction similar to that of tornadoes, the damage typically is directed in one direction along a relatively straight swath. As a result, the term 'straight-line wind damage' sometimes is used to describe derecho damage. By definition, if the wind damage swath extends more than 240 miles ... and includes wind gusts of at least 58 mph ... or greater along most of its length, then the event may be classified as a derecho. "

Facts about Derechos

— "The word 'derecho' was coined by Dr. Gustavus Hinrichs, a physics professor at the University of Iowa, in a paper published in the American Meteorological Journal in 1888."
— "Derechos are associated with bands of showers or thunderstorms (collectively referred to as 'convection') that assume a curved or bowed shape. The bow-shaped storms are called bow echoes. ... Derecho winds are the product of what meteorologists call 'downbursts.' A downburst is a concentrated area of strong wind produced by a convective downdraft. Downbursts have horizontal dimensions of about 4 to 6 miles (8 to 10 kilometers), and may last for several minutes."
— "Derechos in the United States are most common in the late spring and summer (May through August), with more than 75% occurring between April and August. ... [They] most commonly occur along two axes. One extends along the 'Corn Belt' from the upper Mississippi Valley southeast into the Ohio Valley, and the other from the southern Plains northeast into the mid Mississippi Valley."

As for the term itself, according to a paper written by retired National Weather Service forecaster Robert Johns, the University of Iowa's Hinrichs "decided to use the term derecho (Spanish for 'direct or straight ahead') to define these non-tornadic events since this term could be considered as an analog to the term tornado which is also of Spanish origin."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/02/156106723/word-of-the-day-derecho