Declaration of Independence and John D. Rockefeller - July 8
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Friday, July 8, 2022
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Today's Theme: Declaration of Independence and John D. Rockafeller
ON THIS DATE
- 1776 - Colonel John Nixon gives the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence at Independence Square in Philadelphia.
- 2010 - LeBron James announces he is leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat.
- 2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis begins the final mission of the Space Shuttle program.
- 1839 - Oil tycoon and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller
- 1908 - Politician and vice president Nelson Rockefeller
- 1951 - Actor Anjelica Huston
- 1958 - Actor Kevin Bacon
- 1970 - Musician Beck
Beck - Where It's At - LISTEN
THEME: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street -Thomas Jefferson Needs a Quill (4:19) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - EDSITEment - Declare the Causes: The Declaration of Independence Lesson - DO
- Grades 2-5 - Liberty Kids - The First Fourth (23:17) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - Mission US Interactive Games - DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Declaration of Independence (1776) and Resource Materials - READ and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -Thomas Jefferson - Drafting the Declaration of Independence (3:38) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - National Archive - Declaration of Independence: A Transcription - READ
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
- Grades 6-8 - EDSITEment - The Industrial Age in America: Robber Barons and Captains of Industry - DO
- Grades 6-12- NHPBS learning Media - American Experience - Biography: John D. Rockefeller, Senior - READ
- Grades 6-12- NHPBS Video - American Experience - The Rockefellers - Chapter One (9:37) - VIEW
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