RI.4. In grade 5, students determined the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases related to grade level subject matter. In grade 6, they also determine figurative, connotative, and technical meanings of words and phrases. In grade 7, they will continue to do the same, and they
The First Partition of Poland was decided on August 5, 1772. Two decades later, Russian and Prussian troops entered the Commonwealth again and the Second Partition was signed on January 23, 1793. Austria did not participate in the Second Partition.
On April 20, 1863, President Lincoln proclaimed that West Virginia would be admitted to the United States as a separate state 60 days later. On June 20, 1863, West Virginia became a member of the Union. From 1864, West Virginia Day was celebrated informally and became a state holiday in 1927. If June 20 falls on a Sunday, West Virginia Day is observed on Monday June 21.