Meteorology - March 23

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Today is National Puppy Day, Cuddly Kitten Day, World Meteorological Day, Ravenclaw Pride Day, National Chips and Dip Day, and National Tamale Day.

Women's History Month Resource of the Day: Women Who Figure - Great Women of Mathematics

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Meteorology
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ON THIS DATE

• 1775 - Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me liberty, or give me death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
• 1956 - Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. 

BIRTHDAYS

• 1842 - Mathematician Susan Jane Cunningham
• 1887 - Spanish painter Juan Gris
• 1904 - Actor Joan Crawford
• 1924 - Inventor Bette Nesmith Graham
• 1929 - Runner Roger Bannister
• 1949 - Singer-songwriter Ric Ocasek
• 1953 - Singer-songwriter Chaka Khan

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Lena Horne - Stormy Weather - LISTEN
• Creedence Clearwater - Who'll Stop the Rain - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine - LISTEN
• The Cars - You Might Think - LISTEN
• Chaka Khan and Rufus - Tell Me Something Good - LISTEN

THEME:  Meteorology

• Grades PreK-1 -  Sesame Street - Grover Weather Monster (2:38) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 -  Sesame Street - The Weather Show with Guy Smiley (3:42) - VIEW
• Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Weather Collection - VIEW
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS Video - Curious Crew - Meteorologist (2:00) - VIEW
• Grades 4-6 - PBS Learning Media - DragonflyTV - Forecasting (4:31) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-6 - PBS Learning Media - DragonflyTV - Scientist Profile: Meteorologist (Available in Spanish) (2:07) - VIEW
• Grades 4-6 - PBS Learning Media - DragonflyTV - Scientist Profile: Weather Scientist (2:34) - VIEW
• Grades 4-6 - PBS Learning Media - DragonflyTV - Scientist Profile: Hurricane Researcher (2:29) - VIEW
• Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - My Path - Ginger Zee: It's about Communicating Science (1:49) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Fast Forward - The Weather Channel (5:54) - VIEW

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GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE - Dover High v. Trinity High
Thursday, 3/23 from 7:30-8 pm NHPBS
Dover High led by coach Tim Elliot meets Trinity High by coaches Andrew Lavoie and Lois Sievers in the final round one of Granite State Challenge hosted by Bow High School social studies teacher Jon Cannon. GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Streaming Video

AWAKENING IN TAOS: THE MABEL DODGE LUHAN STORY
Thursday, 3/23 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Mabel Dodge was an independently wealthy writer, early feminist, social activist, and champion of women and Native American rights. In 1917 she moved from Greenwich Village to Taos, New Mexico where she met and eventually married Tony Lujan a Tiwa Indian from Taos Pueblo. She was responsible for bringing major modern artists to New Mexico including Georgia O'Keeffe, Ansel Adams, and D.H. Lawrence. AWAKENING IN TAOS Streaming Video

GIRL TALK: A LOCAL USA SPECIAL
Thursday, 3/23 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
Set in the cutthroat, male-dominated world of high school debate, where tomorrow's leaders are groomed, GIRL TALK tells the compelling and timely story of five girls on a top-ranked Massachusetts high school debate team as they strive to become the best debaters in the United States. GIRL TALK Streaming Video

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ANIMAL BABIES: FIRST YEAR ON EARTH - First Steps
Thursday, 3/23 from 2-3 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
See how the babies learn to understand their surroundings in environments ranging from Africa to Sri Lanka to Iceland. The most basic tools for survival must be learned in their first three months to thrive and ultimately survive. ANIMAL BABIES Streaming Video

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INDEPENDENT LENS - 9 to 5: The Story of a Movement
Thursday, 3/23 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Go inside the inspiring movement for women's workplace equality in the 1970s. Started by a group of Boston secretaries, the 9to5 cause used humor to attract press attention and shame bosses into giving better pay and ending sexual harassment. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

DOWNING OF A FLAG -Part One
Thursday, 3/23 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
A look at how the Confederate flag impacts the people, politics, and perceptions of South Carolina.. DOWNING OF A FLAG Streaming Video

AMERICA REFRAMED - Meltdown in Dixie
Thursday, 3/23 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
In the wake of the 2015 Charleston Massacre, a battle erupts in Orangeburg, South Carolina between the Sons of Confederate Veterans and an ice cream shop owner forced to fly the Confederate flag in his parking lot. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Video

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