India - December 30
Learning Around the World
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute and Bicarbonate of Soda Day (Baking Soda).
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: INDIA
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ON THIS DATE
- 1903 - A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago kills at least 605
- 1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.
- 2006 - Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.
BIRTHDAYS
- 1865 - English author Rudyard Kipling
- 1873 - Politician Al Smith
- 1928 - Musician Bo Diddley
- 1942 - Singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith
- 1945 - Singer and actor Davy Jones
- 1946 - Singer-songwriter and poet Patti Smith
- 1947 - English singer-songwriter Jeff Lynne
- 1975 - Golfer Tiger Woods
- 1984 - Basketball player LeBron James
The Beatles - Back in the USSR - LISTEN- Mike Nesmith - Different Drum - LISTEN
- The Monkees - Daydream Believer - LISTEN
- Patti Smith - Because the Night - LISTEN
- Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky - LISTEN
- Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - Let's Go Luna! - Luna Sings about the Holi Festival (1:20) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Let's Go Luna! -Carmen and Andy Watch a Kathputli Puppet Show (3:09) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Indian Mongoose (1:08) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia -Time For School - India: Neeraj (3:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - India: Nature's Wonderland Series - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Water Pressures - Students in India (8:40) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Civilizations - The India – Great Britain Encounter (5:00) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Music Arts Toolkit - Northern India: Hindustani Style (7:19) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - The Story of India Series - READ and DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearingMedia - Finding your Roots - The Partition of India (3:58) - VIEW and DO
- Grade 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - India-Pakistan: History through Cricket (2:41) - VIEW and DO
- Grade 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Ethical Considerations in Wildlife Conservation: Asiatic Lions in India (4:59) - VIEW
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