April 12 -25
JONATHAN DANIELS
HERE AM I, SEND ME: THE JOURNEY OF JONATHAN DANIELS
Airs 4/16 from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
Keene, NH native and Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels, who was deeply affected by the events of the civil rights movement, joined the NAACP in 1963 and participated with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the march from Selma to Montgomery. Tragically, his dedication to social justice was cut short in 1965 when he was shot to death in Hayneville, Alabama, while protecting the life of a young African American woman. Many believe that Daniels' death and the subsequent trial of his killer led to the passage of the 1968 Federal Jury Selection Act. Additional Airdates >>
HOMELESS TEENS
INDEPENDENT LENS 
4/13 The Homestretch
Preview
The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and create a new life. Each of these smart, ambitious youths - Roque, Kasey, and Anthony - will surprise, inspire, and challenge audiences to rethink stereotypes of homelessness as they work to complete their educations while facing the trauma of being alone and abandoned at an early age. While told through a personal perspective, their stories connect with larger issues of poverty, race, juvenile justice, immigration, foster care, and LGBTQ rights. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
SPACE VIEWS
NOVA
4/23 Invisible Universe Revealed
Preview
Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. In honor of Hubble's landmark anniversary, NOVA tells the remarkable story of the telescope that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos. But Hubble's early days nearly doomed it to failure: a one-millimeter engineering blunder had turned the billion-dollar telescope into an object of ridicule. It fell to five heroic astronauts in a daring mission to return Hubble to the cutting edge of science. This single telescope has helped astronomers pinpoint the age of the universe, revealed the birthplace of stars and planets, advanced our understanding of dark energy and cosmic expansion, and uncovered black holes lurking at the heart of galaxies. Join NOVA for the story of this magnificent machine and its astonishing discoveries. Airs from 2-3 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
MY LAI MASSACRE
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
4/21 My Lai - Preview
What drove a company of American soldiers - ordinary young men from around the country - to commit the worst atrocity in American military history? Were they "just following orders" as some later declared? Or, did they break under the pressure of a vicious war in which the line between enemy soldier and civilian had been intentionally blurred? AMERICAN EXPERIENCE focuses on the 1968 My Lai massacre, its subsequent cover-up, and the heroic efforts of the soldiers who broke ranks to try to halt the atrocities, and then bring them to light. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
BISHOP GUERTIN MOVES ON
GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE
Airs Saturdays from 6-6:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
Congratulations to Bishop Guertin on their victory against Bow High School. Bishop Guertin will now be moving on to the semi-finals. This Saturday's quarter-final match pairs Merrimack High School against Concord High School.
54 New Hampshire high school teams competed to make the final roster of 16 teams by gathering at Plymouth State University in the fall and taking a written test as a team. The top 14 teams secured a spot, and two qualifying games were played between Goffstown High and Mascoma High and Kennett High and Stevens High at NHPTV on January 8 for the last two spots. The final winning team on Granite State Challenge will be traveling to WGBH in Boston to take on the Massachusetts winner of WGBH's Quiz Show in the interstate Governor's Cup game.
GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE FIRST ROUND
Winner in bold.
2/7 - Bishop Guertin vs Goffstown High - Watch Online
2/14 - Bow High vs Portsmouth Christian - Watch Online
2/21 - Kingswood Regional vs Merrimack High - Watch Online
2/28 - Concord High vs John Stark Regional High - Watch Online
3/7 - Kennett High vs Pinkerton Academy - Watch Online
3/14 - Nashua South vs The Academy for Science and Design (Nashua) - Watch Online
3/21 - Hanover High vs Plymouth Regional - Watch Online
3/28 - Dover High vs Manchester Central - Watch Online
QUARTER-FINALS
4/4 - Bishop Guertin vs. Bow High School - Watch Online
4/11 - Concord High School vs. Merrimack High School
4/18 - Pinkerton Academy vs. Nashua South HIgh School
4/25 - Plymouth Regional HIgh School vs. Manchester Central (5:30 air)
SEMI-FINALS
TBA
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AUTISM: COMING OF AGE
Airs April 18 from 1-2 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE
In the next 10 to 15 years, an estimated 800,000 children with autism will age out of the school system and transition into adulthood. Then, they will look to ill-prepared state and federal governments for the support services and resources to meet their many needs - a situation autism experts refer to as the "coming tsunami." AUTISM: COMING OF AGE provides an inside look at the lives of three adults with autism and includes interviews with their families and support teams. Autism and disability experts from Massachusetts, New York, Washington, Virginia and Pennsylvania also discuss the current system, impending challenges and possible outcomes for the future.
TEACHING CHANNEL PRESENTS
4/12 Experiential Learning
Go to four amazing classrooms where the focus is on "learning by doing. Airs from 5-6 a.m. on NHPTV WORLD
4/19 Teaching ELA to the Core
We'll drill down into the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and see teachers succeed, and stumble, as they work to incorporate material that not all students are ready to handle. Airs from 5-6 a.m. on NHPTV WORLD |
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BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE KIDS: TEACHING PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PICTURE BOOKS
Airs April 12 from 5:30-6 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME - View Online
BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE KIDS documents classes conducted at Martin Luther King Charter School by students at Mount Holyoke College under the guidance of Philosophy Professor Thomas Wartenberg and President Lynn Pasquerella. The goal of Wartenberg and Pasquerella's unique class is to give children an opportunity to pursue their natural curiosity and inclination for philosophy. These youngsters are excited to be asked not only what they think, but why. In their curriculum, picture books become catalysts for philosophical discussion and an effective way to foster critical thinking skills as well as lifelong love of reading.
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WELL READ
4/17 Anne Lammott, Small Victories
Anne Lamott has written a number of books, including four New York Times best-sellers - "Grace (Eventually)," "Plan B," "Traveling Mercies," and "Operating Instructions." Airs from 7-7:30 a.m. on NHPTV WORLD Additional Airdates >>
4/24 Richard Ford's Let Me Be Frank With You
Richard Ford's protagonist Frank Bascombe is back, this time leading readers through a moving and funny comment on American life in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Airs from 7-7:30 a.m. on NHPTV WORLD Additional Airdates >>
PBS PARENTS BOOKFINDER
Locate the perfect book for PreK-grade 3 children with the PBS Parents Bookfinder! You can locate books by age, theme, or keyword! More>> |
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AMERICA REFRAMED
4/21 Hanna Ranch - Preview
A portrait of cattleman Kirk Hanna and his personal struggle to protect a once prominent way of life in Colorado. Airs from 8-9:15 p.m. on NHPTV WORLD Additional Airdates >>
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
4/21 My Lai - Preview
What drove a company of American soldiers --ordinary young men from around the country deployed to liberate a small foreign nation from an oppressive neighbor -- to dehumanize and murder more than 300 unarmed civilians? Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
ANCIENT ROADS FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE
4/12 Age Of The Apostles
Travel with Jonathan Phillips on Paul's third and final missionary journey as the Apostolic Age comes to an end. Airs from 5-6 p.m. on NHPTV WORLD
4/12 From Apocalypse To Heresies
In this episode, the city of Jerusalem is rocked by war. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on NHPTV WORLD
4/19 Pagans And The Cult Of Martyrs
Host Jonathan Phillips treks to North Africa to tell the story of Perpetua, a young Christian martyr, whose extraordinary story still resonates today.Airs from 5-6 p.m. on NHPTV WORLD
4/19 Constantine
In the final episode, host Jonathan Phillips explains how Rome exerted its fullest effort to eradicate Christianity. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on NHPTV WORLD
FRONTLINE
4/12 The Fight For Yemen - View Online
With Yemen in chaos, a gripping report from the heart of the escalating conflict. Airs from 2-3 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/14 Memory Of The Camps - Preview
A landmark historical film discovered by FRONTLINE in a museum vault decades ago has been called "Hitchcock's lost Holocaust film." Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
4/21 American Terrorist - Preview
FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
GLOBAL VOICES
4/12 El General - Preview
Past and present collide as award-winning filmmaker Natalia Almada brings to life audio recordings she inherited about her great-grandfather Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became Mexico's president in 1924. Airs from 9-10:30 a.m. on NHPTV WORLD Additional Airdates >>
4/12 Diamond In The Dunes - Preview
Diamond in the Dunes is the true story of hope and baseball in China's Xinjiang Province - a region harshly divided between an indigenous Muslim minority and the ruling Han Chinese. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV WORLD Additional Airdates >> |
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HERE AM I, SEND ME: THE JOURNEY OF JONATHAN DANIELS
Airs 4/16 from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME
Keene, NH native and Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels, was deeply affected by the events of the civil rights movement. He joined the NAACP in 1963 and participated with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the march from Selma to Montgomery. His dedication to social justice was cut short in 1965 when he was shot to death in Hayneville, Alabama, while protecting the life of a young African American woman. Many believe that Daniels' death and the subsequent trial of his killer led to the passage of the 1968 Federal Jury Selection Act. Additional Airdates >>
INDEPENDENT LENS
4/12 Powerless - Preview
In Kanpur, India, a city with 15-hour power outages, a nimble young electrician provides Robin Hood-style services to the poor. Meanwhile, the first female chief of the electricity utility company is on a mission to dismantle the illegal connections, for good. By Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa. Airs from 11 p.m.-12 a.m. on NHPTV WORLD Additional Airdates >>
4/13 The Homestretch - Preview
Follow three smart and ambitious Chicago teens who brave frigid winters, high school pressures and homelessness as they fight to stay in school, graduate and build a future. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
4/20 The Great Invisible - Preview
Explore the stories behind the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill, from fallout to aftermath, and its continuing effects on a region dependent on nature. Airs from 10-11:30 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
INSIDE THE COURT OF HENRY THE VIII
Airs April 13 from 4-5 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE - View Online
Part Renaissance prince, part medieval tyrant, Henry VIII is the most famous of English kings. Venture beyond the facade of his glamorous court to understand the danger and intrigue that routinely cost courtiers their heads. Additional Airdates >>
THE NATIONAL MALL: AMERICA'S FRONT YARD
Airs 4/21 from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME - Preview
The United States National Mall, set in the heart of Washington, DC, is a place unlike any other on earth, and its history is equally fascinating. This special reveals the surprising and inspiring story of the Mall's evolution. Additional Airdates >>
P.O.V.
4/12 Neurotypical - Preview
"Neurotypical" is an exploration of autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves. Airs from 4-5 a.m. on NHPTV WORLD Additional Airdates >>
WILDERNESS: THE GREAT DEBATE
Airs 4/19 from 4-5 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME - View Online
For 40 years, the American West has been the nation's battleground for the preservation of wild lands. This one hour documentary explores a host of environmental issues in the American West. Robert Redford joins a cast of leading experts and activists on both sides of this complex conversation on the future of land management in American West and its affect on the planet. |
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ALAN ALDA IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS
4/22 Worried Sick
Stress is the curse of modern living - but is it really so new? What causes it? Does it affect people only? Can stress make people sick? And can relaxation make them better? Airs from 12-1 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/22 You Can Make It On Your Own
As digital technology gets smaller and less expensive, it is empowering people in unprecedented ways - from villagers in rural India who use computers to monitor the quality of their food and water to children who use PCs to write and play music. Airs from 1-2 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/23 Calls Of The Wild
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS eavesdrops on creatures as diverse as elephants and spiders, warblers and bees, crickets and bats. Airs from 12-1 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/23 Deep Crisis
It's no accident that the ocean inhabitants we humans like to eat are the ones with the most uncertain futures. Airs from 1-2 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
EARTH A NEW WILD
4/19 Home - Preview
Travel deep into the wild to take a fresh look at humankind's relationship to the big animals that live alongside us. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/19 Plains - Preview
Explore the giant herds that roam the wild grasslands of the plains. Airs from 7-8 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/19 Forests - Preview
Journey deep into the great forests of Earth for a new way of looking at these wild places and the animals that live there. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/19 Oceans - Preview
Starting on the most pristine reef on Earth, home to more predators than prey, Sanjayan draws on his own ocean experiences to reveal a vibrant community of scientists, engineers and fishermen who are providing solutions that can help restore the oceans in astonishing ways. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/19 Water - Preview
Sanjayan explores humankind's relationship with the Earth's most important resource: water. Airs from 10-11 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
HARD PROBLEMS: THE ROAD TO THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST MATH CONTEST
Airs April 16 from 6-7 p.m. on NHPTV WORLD
Follow six U.S. high-school students competing in the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad, the world's toughest math competition. Additional Airdates >> |
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JULIA ROBINSON AND HILBERT'S TENTH PROBLEM
Airs April 16 from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV WORLD
Narrated by actress Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years), JULIA ROBINSON AND HILBERT'S TENTH PROBLEM presents the inspiring life story of the pioneering American mathematician Julia Robinson (1919-1985) and charts her major contribution to solving one of the 20th century's most vexing mathematical questions - Hilbert's Tenth. Additional Airdates >>
MINERAL EXPLORERS
4/18 Brazil - The Center For Gemstones
This journey takes us both above and below eastern Brazil in an exploration of Governador Valadares, the center for minerals in Brazil. Airs from 7:30-8 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE
4/25 Brazil - The Estrada Real
This episode finds Nagin traveling the famed Estrada Real, or "Royal Road," exploring Brazil's rich diamond and gold history. Airs from 7:30-8 p.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE
NATURE
4/12 Animal Homes: The Nest
View Online
Bird nests come in all shapes and sizes, crafted from a diversity of materials, including fur, grasses, leaves, mosses, sticks and twigs, bones, wool, mud and spider silk. Airs from 6-7 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
4/15 Animal Homes: Location, Location, Location
Preview
Finding a good base of operations is key to successfully raising a family. Airs from 8-9 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
4/23 Animal Homes: Animal Cities
For some animals, living in the midst of huge colonies of their own kind is the most secure and rewarding housing arrangement. Airs from 1-2 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
NOVA
4/12 Emperor's Ghost Army
View Online
In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terra cotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators, acrobats, and musicians, all built to serve China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife. Airs from 1-2 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >>
4/15 The Great Math Mystery
Preview
NOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour-a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. Airs from 9-10 p.m. on NHPTV PRIME Additional Airdates >>
4/23 Invisible Universe Revealed
Preview
Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. Airs from 2-3 a.m. on NHPTV EXPLORE Additional Airdates >> |
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NHPTV-PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST
The deadline for the contest has passed. We will be judging stories on April 16 and announcing winners on April 17. More >>
EXPLORING THE ENVIRONMENT
Teach STEM concepts and practices in the great outdoors with PLUM LANDING! This environmental education project from WGBH invites elementary students to virtually visit ecosystems around the world and then to head outdoors to explore their own ecosystems. The resources - aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards - immerse students in content topics and science process skills. More >>
CHANGING AGING IN THE GRANITE STATE SCREENING
Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth
Tuesday, April 14, 2015from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
We often joke about memory loss, but what happens when it becomes more than a senior moment? Join AARP New Hampshire and New Hampshire PBS for a community conversation on Alzheimer's, dementia and memory loss. The program is free and open to the public. Click here to Register
WILD KRATTS LIVE
Wild Kratts LIVE!
Capitol Center for the Arts
Friday, June 12, 2015 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Join the Kratt brothers for Wild Kratts - LIVE on June 12th at The Capitol Center in Concord. Sign on as a Sustainer with a gift of ten dollars a month and we'll say thanks with a family four pack of tickets and a NHPTV Kids Club membership.
Ticket disclaimer: All pledges must be on a valid credit card, and seat assignments will be based on the date and time of pledge payment. This concert ticket is NONREFUNDABLE and may not be exchanged for other CAPITOL CENTER concerts or other WILD KRATTS performances. Tickets will be available for pick up at the Box Office one hour before the show. More>>
New Hampshire PBS has partnered with Red River Theatres in Concord and Franklin Pierce University in Rindge to present a series of free screenings featuring films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series INDEPENDENT LENS. Community Cinema has over 65 participants nationwide in its groundbreaking public education and civic engagement initiative. It brings together organizations, community members and public television stations to learn, discuss and get involved in today's critical social issues.
Credit hour certificates of participation are available to educators. Register and see full 2014-15 schedule>>
COMMUNITY CINEMA: LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
May 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Red River Theatres, Concord, NH
Decades before The Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8, one gay couple, a Filipino American and an Australian, fell in love and over the course of 40 years took on the U.S. government to fight for marriage and immigration equality.
DOCUMENTARY FILMS IN THE CLASSROOM
Engaging educators and students through film, Community Classroom provides free lesson plans and film modules from award - winning documentaries and interactive features from Independent Lens. Topics covered include: immigration, civil rights, women's rights, religion, and the environment. Community Classroom
WHAT'S UP THIS WEEK
4/12 Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
1861 - Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
1934 - Strongest surface wind gust in the world at 231 mph, is measured on summit of Mount Washington
1945 - Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office; Truman sworn in as the 33rd President.
1961 - Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes first man to fly in space
1981 - First launch of a Space Shuttle
Birthdays
1777 - Statesman Henry Clay
1916 - Author Beverly Cleary
1947 - Comedian David Letterman
 4/13 Thomas Jefferson Day, Scrabble Day
1598 - Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes
1742 - George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" premieres in Dublin, Ireland.
1861 - Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces
1964 - Sidney Poitier becomes first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for Lilies of the Field.
1970 - Oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes
1997 - Tiger Woods becomes youngest golfer to win Masters Tournament
Birthdays
1570 - Guy Fawkes
1743 - Thomas Jefferson
1769 - English painter Sir Thomas Lawrence
1771 - English engineer Richard Trevithick
1906 - Irish author Samuel Beckett
1909 - Author Eudora Welty
1939 - Irish author Seamus Heaney
 4/14 Dictionary Day/National Dolphin Day/National Library Day
1865 - Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre
1902 - J.C. Penney opens first store, in Kemmerer, WY
1912 - Titanic hits iceberg in North Atlantic
1935 - "Black Sunday Storm", the worst dust storm of the U.S. Dust Bowl
1939 - John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath published
2003 - Human Genome Project completed with 99% of human genome sequenced
2010 - Magnitude-7 earthquake in Yushu, China kills 2,700 people and injures more than 10,000
Birthdays
1629 - Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer Christiaan Huygens
1866 - Teacher Anne Sullivan
1932 - Musician Loretta Lynn
4/15 Holocaust Remembrance Day/Jackie Robinson Day/World Art Day
1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth
1912 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
1927 - Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 begins
1941 - German bombers attack Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing one thousand people in the Belfast Blitz
1947 - Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodger
Birthdays
1452 - Leonardo da Vinci
1843 - Writer Henry James
1889 - Civil Rights Leader A. Philip Randolph
1894 - Blues singer Bessie Smith
 4/16 National Bookmobile Day/Save The Elephant Day/National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day
1962 - Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of CBS Evening News
1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. writes Letter from Birmingham Jail
2003 - Michael Jordan plays last NBA game
Birthdays
1755 - French artist Louise Élisabeth Vigee Le Brun
1867 - Aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright
1889 - English actor/director Charlie Chaplin
1919 - Dancer/Choreographer Merce Cunningham
1952 - NE Patriots head coach Bill Belichick
 4/17 Bat Appreciation Day/Ford Mustang Day
1521 - Martin Luther goes before Diet of Worms to defend his religious writings
1961 - CIA financed and trained Cuban exiles lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba
1964 - Ford unveils Mustang at World's Fair in Flushing Meadows
1970 - Apollo 13 returns to Earth
Birthdays
1741 - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase
1894 - Soviet Union premier Nikita S. Khrushchev
1897 - Playwright Thornton Wilder
 4/18 Record Store Day/National Golf Day
1775 - Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of British troop movements
1906 - Earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California
1978- U.S. Senate votes 68-32 to turn the Panama Canal over to Panamanian control in 1999
1983 - Suicide bomber kills 63 people, including 17 Americans, at U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon
1999 - Wayne Gretzky plays last professional hockey game
Birthdays
1480 - Italian Renaissance noblewoman Lucrezia Borgia
1729 - French ballet dancer Gaetano Vestris
1857 - Lawyer Clarence Darrow
 4/19 National Hanging Out Day/National Garlic Day/Bicycle Day
1770 - Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI
1775 - American Revolutionary War begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord
1897 - First Boston Marathon is run
1933 - America goes off the gold standard
1993 - 51 day siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco ends
1995 - Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed, killing 168
2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany elected pope
Birthdays
1903 - Lawman Eliot Ness
4/20 Chinese Language Day/Boston Marathon
1902 - Marie and Pierre Curie isolate radioactive element radium
1912 - Fenway Park and Tiger Stadium in Detroit open
1939 - Ted Williams makes major league debut with Red Sox
1999 - Columbine High School shootings
2008 - Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becomes first female driver to win Indy car race.
2010 -Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in Gulf of Mexico
Birthdays
1850 - NH Sculptor Daniel Chester French
1893 - Actor Harold Lloyd
1893 - Spanish painter Joan Miro
1937 - Actor George Takei
4/21 Bulldogs are Beautiful Day/Kindergarten Day
753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome
1836 - Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat Mexican troops under Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in the The Battle of San Jacinto
Birthdays
1555 - Italian artist Ludovico Carracci
1816 - Author Charlotte Bronte
1838 - Environmentalist John Muir
1926 - Queen Elizabeth II
 4/23 Talk Like Shakespeare Day/World Book Night
1635 - Boston Latin School, first public school in US founded in Boston
1954 -Hank Aaron hits the first of his 755 major-league home runs
2005 - Co-founder Jawed Karim uploads first video to YouTube
Birthdays
1564 - William Shakespeare
1791 - James Buchanan
1813 - Stephen A. Douglas
1858 - Physicist Max Planck
1891 - Sergei Prokofiev
 4/24 New Kids on The Block Day/Arbor Day
1800 - Library of Congress established
1916 - Easter uprising begins in Ireland
1962 - MIT achieves first satellite relay of TV signal
Birthdays
1904 - Artist Willem de Kooning
1905 - Poet Robert Penn Warren
 4/25 DNA Day/World Penguin Day/International Marconi Day
1898 - US declares war on Spain
1959 - St. Lawrence Seaway opens to shipping
Birthdays
1599 - Politician Oliver Cromwell
1840 - Composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
1874 - Radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi
1908 - Journalist Edward R. Murrow
1917 - Singer Ella Fitzgerald
1921 - Artist Karel Appel
1940 - Actor Al Pacino
 4/26 Audubon Day/National Pretzel Day
1607 - English colonists go ashore at Cape Henry, VA
1865 - John Wilkes Booth killed by Union troops near Bowling Green, VA
1937 - Planes from Nazi Germany attack Guernica during the Spanish Civil War
1964 - Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania
2000 - Vermont Gov. Howard Dean signs bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions
Birthdays
1785 - Naturalist John James Audubon
1822 - Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted
1886 - Blues musician Ma Rainey
1914 – Author Bernard Malamud
 4/27 Babe Ruth Day/Morse Code Day
1861- President Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus
1981 - Xerox PARC introduces computer mouse
Birthdays
1759 - Women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft
1791 - Inventor Samuel Morse
1822 - Ulysses S. Grant
1899 - Cartoonist and animator Walter Lantz
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4/22 Earth Day