Stevie Wonder, Stephen Colbert, and the Mexican-American War

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Today is Crouton Day and Hummus Day. It is the birthday of artist Georges Braque (1882), musician Stevie Wonder (1950), and talk show host Stephen Colbert (1964). The US declared war on Mexico on this date in 1846.

Theme: Stevie Wonder, Stephen Colbert, and the Mexican-American War

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Stevie Wonder with Grover - VIEW
• Grades PreK-Adult - Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Oscar The Grouch & Stephen Colbert Sing 'Things Are Going To Get Better' - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Stevie Wonder - READ and VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Division in Mexico. Mexico and the United States in 1846 - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers - Steven Pinker: The Colbert Training Guide - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Blank on Blank - Stevie Wonder on Keys of Life - VIEW
• Grades K-12 - In Performance at the White House - Stevie Wonder: 'Alfie' - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - Ken Burns - The West - Mexican-American War - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - American Experience - How the Mexican-American War Affected Slavery - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - Latino Americans - Mexican-American War - VIEW

Watch 

• 12-2 pm NH WORLD -  Gene: An Intimate History - Episode Two
• 2-3 pm NH WORLD - Dictator's Playbook -Benito Mussolini
• 3-5 pm NH WORLD - Vietnam War - The History of the World
• 8-9 pm NHPBS - Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries - The Islands
• 9-10 pm NHPBS - Nova- Decoding COVID-19
  

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