Veterans Day - November 11

Honoring Our Veterans

Monday, November 11, 2024

Today is Armistice Day, Origami Day, Veterans Day, National Sundae Day, and Metal (Music) Day.

Native American Heritage Month Resource - Connecting Our Generations: Voices of Native Veterans
Drum Month Resource of the Day - Jazz Drummer Learns Japanese Taiko Drumming

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  VETERANS DAY

ON THIS DATE

• 1620 - The Mayflower Compact is signed.
• 1864 - Union troops under General Sherman begin burning Atlanta.
• 1889 - Washington is admitted as the 42nd state.
• 1918 - Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies.
• 1928 - The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1821 - Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky
• 1885 - General George S. Patton
• 1904 - Lawyer and spy for Russia Alger Hiss
• 1915 - Economist Anna Schwartz
• 1922 - Author Kurt Vonnegut
• 1928 - Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes
• 1974 - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Sammy Hager - Remember the Heroes - LISTEN
• Heart - Dear Old America - LISTEN
• Toby Keith - American Soldier - LISTEN
• John Prine - Sam Stone - LISTEN
• Trace Adkins - Still a Soldier - LISTEN

THEME: Veterans Day

• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Veterans Day Parade of Pride Printable - PRINT and DO
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Sesame Street for Military Families - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades PreK-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Soldiers, Veterans, and War in American Life Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - Veterans Day (1:08) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS NewsHour - Veteran’s Day - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Vietnam Veterans Memorial (49:48)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Photos Capture Collision of Military and Civilian Life (5:04) - VIEW
• Grades 8-12- PBS LearningMedia - Veterans' Stories: The Veterans History Project Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Veterans Coming Home Series - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Local, USA - Veterans Coming Home - Health (27:59) - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Local, USA - Veterans Coming Home - Careers (27:55) - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Independent Lens - Young Veteran Couple Attend College While Stealth Camping (6:00)  - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Windows to the Wild - Walking Off the War (26:46) - VIEW 
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - American Veteran Series -VIEW

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