Today is Ghostbusters Day and World Oceans Day,. On this date in 1783, Laki, a volcano in Iceland, began an eruption that lasted eight months and killed over 9,000 people. George Orwell's novel, 984, was published on this date in 1949. TOn this date in 1953, the Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was born on this date in 1867. Biologist Francis Crick was born on this date in 1916. First Lady Barbra Bush was born on this date in 1925, Comedian Jerry Stiller was born on this date in 1927. If you are reading this, thank World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee, he was born on this date in 1955.
Theme: Oceans
NHPBS is a 501(c)3 multi-media, educational non-profit organization governed by a local Board of Directors. As the only statewide, locally owned and operated PBS member station, five transmitters carry the station’s signal to 98% of the Granite State, (and beyond). Over 200,000 students annually benefit from NHPBS' free, curriculum-aligned, educational services, while hundreds of thousands of online visitors access information and interactive content. NHPBS engages audiences via community screenings and events that spark meaningful dialogue and community connection throughout the Granite State. The station receives no state funding and is supported by nearly 22,000 members.
TV | MOBILE | ONLINE | CLASSROOMS | COMMUNITY
For over sixty years, NHPBS has provided the residents of New Hampshire and Northern New England with the best of PBS and award-winning local programs. To this day, the station remains committed to a handful of time-tested tenets: commercial free programming that engages minds, connects communities, and celebrates the Granite State in a way that entertains as well as educates and has impact beyond the broadcast. NHPBS is valued by its viewers for providing high quality, educational programming that can’t be found anywhere else. PBS and its member stations, like NHPBS, has been voted the #1 trusted brand in America for 14 consecutive years by the American public (Source: Roper Poll).
We love connecting with our viewers! Let us know what you love to watch. E-mail us with your ideas and comments. Stay connected with New Hampshire PBS!
Peter A. Frid
President & CEO
pfrid@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100
Dawn DeAngelis
Vice President & Chief Content Officer
ddeangelis@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100
Your ideas, comments and questions are important to us.
Facebook makes it easy for you to connect and share with your family, friends and us online.
X (formerly Twitter) is an online social networking service that enables its users to send and read text-based messages.
Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures.
YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos.