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Why is January 1 the First Day of the Year?

Why is January 1 the First Day of the Year?

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Happy New Year from all of us at Chabot! Most nations around the world celebrate a common New Year's Day on January 1st. But why January 1st? ...
400 STEM Kits created and distributed by Chabot's Galaxy Explorers

400 STEM Kits created and distributed by Chabot’s Galaxy Explorers

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As our community adapts to learning from home, Chabot's Galaxy Explorers helped bring science to life for local families at home by creating and distributing 400 free bilingual STEM Kits throughout Oakland ...
Growing Up at Chabot: 20 Memories of 20 Years

Growing Up at Chabot: 20 Memories of 20 Years

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I've wandered the buildings. I've crawled into spaces few others have. I've seen behind the scenes work spanning decades. I grew up at Chabot. I became the person I am today due in part to my life there. So much of my childhood and now ...
How to see the 2020 Perseid Meteor Shower

How to see the 2020 Perseid Meteor Shower

Get ready! The annual Perseid Meteor Shower will reach its peak late on the night of Tuesday, August 11-12. This is one of the most active meteor showers of the year, often producing 50-80 meteors per hour for observers in a dark location ...
Celebrating 20 Years on Skyline

Celebrating 20 Years on Skyline

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Chabot has been a proud cultural institution of Oakland for 137 years, and these last 20 years of serving our community from the Skyline location has been an incredible era of growth and transformation ...