Jackie Robinson - January 31
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Today is Backward Day, Eat Brussels Sprouts Day, National Hot Chocolate Day, and Scotch Tape Day.
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Today's Theme: Jackie Robinson
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ON THIS DATE
- 1865 - The United States Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery, and submitted it to the states for ratification.
- 1949 - These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago
- 1797 - Austrian pianist and composer Franz Schubert
- 1872 - Author Zane Grey
- 1881 - Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova
- 1902 - Actor Tallulah Bankhead
- 1915 - Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax
- 1919 - Baseball player Jackie Robinson
- 1921 - Actor Carol Channing
- 1923 - Writer Norman Mailer
- 1937 - Composer Philip Glass
- 1981 - Singer Justin Timberlake
Franz Shubert - Seranade - LISTENNatalie Cole - Did You See Jacky Robinson Hit That Ball? - LISTEN - Carol Channing -
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend - LISTEN Philip Glass - Truman Sleeps - LISTEN Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body - LISTEN NSYNC - Sesame Street - Believe in Yourself - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-2 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Baseball is for Everyone (0:50) - VIEW
- Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - American Icons - Jackie Robinson: Athlete and Activist Video (4:06) - VIEW
- Grades 3-7 - PBS LearningMedia - American Icons - Jackie Robinson: Athlete and Activist Lesson - DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LeearningMedia - Ken Burns Baseball - Crossing the Color Line: Jackie Robinson’s Early Career (10:25) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ken Burns in the Classroom - Jackie Robinson - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Jackie Robinson (Full Program and Extras) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Breaking Barriers - Jackie Robinson as a Player on the Montreal Royals (6:43) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Metrofocus - How Jackie Robinson Impacted More Than Baseball (5:47) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Metrofocus - The Other Boys of Summer (6:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - The Long Influence of Jackie Robinson, On and Off the Field (7:31) - VIEW
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FIGHT THE POWER - HOW HIP HOP CHANGED THE WORLD - The Foundation
Tuesday, 1/31 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Discover the factors that led to the birth of Hip Hop and its first socially conscious hit The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in 1982. FIGHT THE POWER: HOW HIP-HOP CHANGED THE WORLD Streaming Video
FRONTLINE - Putin and the Presidents
Tuesday, 1/31 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Vladimir Putin's clashes with American presidents as he's tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Over five administrations, the miscalculations and missteps of American presidents, culminating in Putin's invasion of Ukraine. FRONTLINE Streaming Video
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - The American Diplomat
Tuesday, 1/31 from 1:30-2:30 pm NHPBSEXPLORE
Discover how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Department during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video
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NOVA: BEYOND THE ELEMENTS - Life
Tuesday, 1/31 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Without the chemistry of photosynthesis, ozone, and an enzyme called Rubisco, we wouldn't exist. So why do we? Discover the molecules that allowed life on Earth to begin, and ultimately thrive, and how scientists use evolution in chemistry. NOVA Streaming Video
SEARCHING: OUR QUEST FOR MEANING IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE - Homo Techno
Tuesday, 1/31 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Will advances in science and technology impact our future evolution into what will perhaps be a new species: "Homo Techno?" SEARCHING: OUR QUEST FOR MEANING IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE Streaming Video
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