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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Sigrid describes the first part of her trip from Long Island to New Jersey, taking a moment to tell us about the famous Verrazzano Narrows Bridge.

Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Sigrid traveled back to the U.S. recently to visit her family. She talks about her trip and takes some "detours" to share what she learned about some of the places she visited. She also happened to go to Mexico, where she shot this introductory segment.

Spotlight - Why Columbus Day? - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Most Americans don't realize how Columbus Day came to be a national holiday, but it actually doesn't have that much to do with Christopher Columbus, and we might even recognize a connection to present-day events. To recall something Mark Twain once supposedly said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

Spotlight - Why Columbus Day? - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Columbus Day has always been a controversial holiday in the United States. In this video, Sigrid goes back in time to get some historical background, which sheds a new light on its significance.

Holidays and Seasons with Sigrid - Memorial Day and Labor Day - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Sigrid talks about two important US holidays, Memorial Day and Labor Day. They are quite different in what they commemorate, but they're combined here because many Americans see them as bookends to the summer season.

Spotlight - The European Union - NATO - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Let's have a look at which countries are members of the European Union and where they are on the map.

Spotlight - The European Union - NATO - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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The European Union has been in the news a lot lately, so let's take a look at what it's all about. What is a "union" and what's the purpose of this one?

Spotlight - Hurricanes - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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We continue to explore the phenomenon of hurricanes. Why are they so dangerous? And do they serve any purpose?

Spotlight - Hurricanes - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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In recent years, we've seen an increase in the intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes due to global warming. But how and why do hurricanes form? Sigrid provides a basic explanation of this phenomenon.

Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

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Sigrid explains how a spelling bee normally proceeds. There are fixed rules and there are options.

Holidays and Seasons with Sigrid - Winter Solstice View Series

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Ever year, the winter solstice comes on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Not only is it the first day of winter, it's a turning point, as the days will then get longer.

Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Sigrid talks about "The Elementary Spelling Book" by Noah Webster, which was the basis for the American English dictionary and a big part of the development of spelling bees in the United States.

Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Let's find out more about an American activity aimed at school kids: the spelling bee. What is it and how does it work?

Sigrid - Inauguration 2021 - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Inauguration Day was special this year. In this video, Sigrid recalls some of the highlights and what was particularly striking to her as she watched it. Best of all, you can watch Amanda Gorman recite "The Hill We Climb" right here on Yabla!

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