http://www.bellaonline.com/Site/newsforkids Helping children understand serious news events of the day. Used by homeschool parents and teachers to teach current events. Please do not submit ideas for jokes, games, and fiction reviews. Serious news only! en-us Copyright 2001-2005 BellaOnline.com All Rights Reserved. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:53:43 EST 240 http://www.bellaonline.com/images/bella.gif http://newsforkids.bellaonline.com http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art49308.asp Since 1780 an island in Alaska named Rat Island had been overrun by rats since the sinking of a Japanese whale ship. In the 229 years that the rats had lived on the Aleutian island they had a negative impact on the environment there. Now they are gone. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:55:43 EST http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39100.asp Over the years there have been many news stories about the Titanic. The year 2009 is no different as it closes out another chapter. Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the RMS Titanic that sank in 1912 died at the age of 97 years old in Southampton, England. Sat, 6 Jun 2009 23:55:00 EST http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art47402.asp On May 27, 2009, the Soyuz Russian spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan and hooked up with the International Space Station to drop off three crew members. The linkup took place over 200 miles above the coast of China. It is the first time in the Space Station’s 10 years that it has been fully manned. Sat, 30 May 2009 23:59:59 EST