Siege at Wounded Knee - May 8

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Wounded Knee
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ON THIS DATE

• Antoine Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, is guillotined during France's Reign of Terror.
• 1973 - Native American protesters who held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrendered.
• The album "Let It Be" by the Beatles is released.
• 1980 - The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1846 - Composer Oscar Hammerstein I
• 1884 - 33rd  President Harry S. Truman
• 1910 - Jazz Pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams
• 1926 - English environmentalist and TV host David Attenborough
• 1937 - Novelist Thomas Pynchon
• 1940 - Actor and Sesame Street cast member Emilio Delgado

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• The Beatles - Julia - LISTEN
• Mary Lou Williams - The Man I Love - LISTEN

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Asian Americans: Early South Asian Immigration

THEME:  Siege At Wounded Knee

• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee - The History of Wounded Knee (3:16) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee - The American Indian Movement and Wounded Knee Collection - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee - Calling Attention to Wounded Knee (2:01) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: a Reporter's Journey (1:28:45) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - A  Tatoo On My Heart: The Warriors of Wounded Knee 1973 (55:01) - VIEW

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