The Beatles and Beetles - January 30

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Monday, January 30, 2023

Today is Croissant Day and National Seed Swap Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Beatles and Beetles
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ON THIS DATE

• 1649 - England's King Charles I is beheaded.
• 1862 - The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
• 1933 - Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.
• 1948 - Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated.
• 1956 -  Martin Luther King Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery bus boycott.
• 1968 - The Tet offensive begins when Communist forces attack South Vietnamese provincial capitals
• 1969 - The Beatles give their last public performance on the roof of Apple Records in London.
• 1972 - British soldiers kill thirteen Roman Catholic marchers in Northern Ireland on what is now known as "Bloody Sunday."

BIRTHDAYS

• 1882 - 32nd President of the U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 1924 - Author Lloyd Alexander
• 1930 - Actor Gene Hackman
• 1935 - Writer Richard Brautigan
• 1937 - Russian chess player Boris Spassky
• 1941 - 46th vice president Dick Cheney
• 1951 - Musician Phil Collins

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down - LISTEN
• U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday - LISTEN

THEME:  THE BEATLES

• GRADES PreK-1 - Sesame Street - The Beetles - Letter B - (3:05) - VIEW
• GRADES PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Hey Food (2:14)  - VIEW
• GRADES 4-12 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Beatles - READ and VIEW
• GRADES 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - 1964 - The Beatles (1:55) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - Teach Rock - Beatles Lesson Plans - VIEW, READ, DO
• GRADES 7-12 - Den of Geek - Did the Beatles Really Sue Sesame Street? - READ
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Amanpour and Company - A Whole New Look at the Beatles (2:39) -VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - 1964 Carnegie Hall Program and Ticket Stub (1:34) -  VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Signed Beatles Program, ca. 1963 (2:19) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Beatles Apple Records 45  Collection (2:01) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Watching the End of the Beatles Through the Lens of a Camera (4:18) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Recording Reveal Beatles Before They Inspired Mania (6:31) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Origin of Everything - The Science of Why We Love Boy Bands (12:11) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Gershwin Prize - Billy Joel - Why I Liked the Beatles (1:17) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Great Performances - Magical Mystery Tour Origins  (3:25) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - History Detective - Beatles Autograph (13:51) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Master - Lennon NYC (1:52:57) - VIEW
• GRADES 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Under a Minute - The Beatles (0:59) - VIEW

THEME:  BEETLES

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Hey Food - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Nature Cat - Pesky Beetles (3:24) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Between the Lions - If You Were a Beetle (1:05)  - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - NHPBS Video - Up Close & Natural - Animals Without Backbones (13:02) - VIEW
• Grades 1-4 - Wild Kratts - Beetle Battle (4:02) - VIEW
• Grades 1-4 - Wild Kratts - Beetle Power (3:31) - VIEW
• Grades 1-4 - Wild Kratts - Hercules Beetles(1:36) - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal, Junior - Coleoptera: Beetles - READ
• Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Spot on Science - Expert Interview on Dung Beetles. (6:14) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Georgia Outdoors - Dung Beetles (2:08) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Salt Creek Tiger Beetles (6:19) - VIEW and DO
  
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Chasing Beetles, Finding Darwin (22:56) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -The Bombardier Beetle And Its Crazy Chemical Cannon (2:47) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (802) Live Stream More Options

INDEPENDENT LENS - The Picture Taker
Monday, 1/30 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
The vibrant, complicated life of Ernest Withers African American photographer of the Civil Rights movement, and paid FBI informant was anything but black and white. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options

AMERICAN MASTERS - Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
Monday, 1/30 from 9-10:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Discover an international singer who captivated royalty in Europe and defied the conscience of 1939 America. Watch rare archival footage and hear audio recordings exploring her life and career from the Metropolitan Opera to the State Department. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - The //war on /drugs
Monday, 1/30 from 3:30-4:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Austin City Limits spotlights the acclaimed American band The War On Drugs in a majestic new hour of atmospheric rock, featuring highlights from their current Grammy-nominated album I Don’t Live Here Anymore.  AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (965) More Options

NATURE - Soul of the Ocean
Monday, 1/30 from 8-9 am NH WORLD
Take a deep breath and experience the complex world of ocean waters. NATURE shows a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists in a marriage of necessity. NATURE Streaming Video

FRONTLINE - Growing Up Poor in America
Monday, 1/30 from 10-11 am NH WORLD
The experience of child poverty against the backdrop of the pandemic and increasing racial tensions. Set in Ohio, the film follows children and their families navigating issues of poverty, homelessness, race, and new challenges due to COVID-19. FRONTLINE Streaming Video

INDEPENDENT LENS - Represent
Monday, 1/30 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Leading up to the 2018 midterm elections in the heart of the Midwest, three women take on entrenched local political networks in their fight to reshape politics on their own terms. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

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