Julius Caesar, George Washington Carver, and Henry David Thoreau

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

Today is Simplicity Day and National Pecan Pie Day.

ON THIS DATE.

• 1962 - The Rolling Stones perform their first concert.
• 1984 -  NY representative Geraldine Ferraro becomes the first woman to run on a major party presidential ticket when Walter Mondale names her as his running mate.

BIRTHDAYS

• 100 BC - Roman politician  and general Julius Caesar
• 1543 - King Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr.,  his sixth and last wife.
• 1817 - Author Henry David Thoreau
• 1865 - Scientist George Washington Carver
• 1884 - Producer Louis B. Mayer
• 1896 - Architect and engineer Buckminster Fuller
• 1896 - Producer, director, and songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II
• 1917 - Artist Andrew Wyeth

THEME: Julius Caesar, George Washington Carver, and Henry David Thoreau

THEME: JULIUS CAESAR

• Grades 6-12 - PBS Learning Media - Teaching with Primary Sources - Julius Caesar's Impact on the Roman Empire - VIEW, READ and DO
• Grades 7-12 -  PBS LearningMedia Great Performances - Julius Caesar Collection -  VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Shakespeare Uncovered -  Julius Caesar with Brian Cox -VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Great Performances - Julius Caesar from Donmar - VIEW
• Grades 8-12- PBS LearningMedia - Shakespeare Uncovered - Julius Caesar and the American Experience - VIEW and DO
• Grades 8-12- PBS LearningMedia - Shakespeare Uncovered - Julius Caesar, Rhetoric, and Relevance - VIEW and DO

THEME: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

• Grades 3-7 -  PBS learning Media - George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher Video - VIEW
• Grades 3-7 -  PBS learning Media - George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher Lesson Plan  - DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Seeds of Success: The Legacy of George Washington Carver - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life -VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - George Washington Carver National Monument - VIEW

THEME: HENRY DAVID THOREAU

• Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist Video - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Windows to the Wild - Thoreau At Walden Pond -VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Mapping Thoreau Country - DO

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