Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Daniel Webster

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Monday, January 18, 2021

Today is  Martin Luther King Day, Thesaurus Day, and Peking Duck Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
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ON THIS DATE

• 1958 - Willie O'Ree, the first Black NHL  player, makes his debut with the Boston Bruins.
• 1987 - Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler",  is sentenced to life imprisonment.
• 1993 - The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is observed in all 50 states for the first time.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1779 - English lexicographer and physician Peter Mark Roget
• 1782 - Politician and NH native Daniel Webster
• 1889 - English author A. A. Milne
• 1892 - Actor and comedian Oliver Hardy
• 1904 - Actor Cary Grant
• 1955 - Actor Kevin Costner
• 1980 - Actor Jason Segel

SONGS OF THE DAY 

U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love) - LISTEN
Nina Simone - Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) - LISTEN
Patty Griffin Up to the Mountain - LISTEN
Common and John Legend - Glory - LISTEN
Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin, and John - LISTEN

THEME:  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

• Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Collection - VIEW
• Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - Martin Luther King Jr.:Civil Rights Leader - VIEW
• Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader - Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 5-10 - PBS LearningMedia - The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS Newshour -  Analyzing King's "I Have a Dream" Speech - VIEW, READ and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Reaction to the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968 - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Roads to Memphis: Dr. King Launches the Poor People's Campaign - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Origins of Everything - How Did Martin Luther King Jr. Get a Holiday? - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - American Experience - Roads to Memphis - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Free at Last – Martin Luther King, Jr. - VIEW

THEME:  Daniel Webster

• Grades 7-12 - U.S. Department of State: Office of the Historian - Biographies of the Secretaries of State - Daniel Webster - READ
• Grades 7-12 - U.S. Senate - Daniel Webster - READ
• Grades 7-12 - Library of Congress - Daniel Webster: A Resource Guide - READ

Watch 

• 12-2 pm NH WORLD - Gene: An Intimate History
• 2-3 pm NH WORLD - Genius By Stephen Hawking - Where Did The Universe Come From?
• 3-4 pm NH WORLD - African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross - Rise! (1940-1968)
• 4-5 pm NH WORLD - Roads to Memphis: American Experience
• 7-8 pm NH WORLD - 1964: The Fight for a Right
• 8-9 pm NH WORLD - Ripple of Hope
• 9-11 pm NHPBS - American Masters - How It Feels To Be Free
  

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