Mt. Everest and Memorial Day - May 29
Ain't No Mountain High Enough Learning
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Today is International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Paper Clip Day, Pink Flamingo Day, and National Biscuit Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Mt. Everest and Memorial Day
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ON THIS DATE
- 1660 - Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
- 1790 - Rhode Island becomes the last of the 13 Colonies to ratify the Constitution.
- 1913 - Igor Stravinsky's Paris performance of the "Rite of Spring" maybe leads to a riot.
- 1953 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Mt. Everest.
- 1630 - King Charles II of England
- 1736 - Politician and revolutionary leader Patrick Henry
- 1917 - President John F. Kennedy
- Audra McDonald - Climb Every Mountain - LISTEN
- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough - LISTEN
- John Denver - Rocky Mountain High - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street Bangladesh: Sisimpur - Climbing Mount Everest (Bangla) (3:33) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-adult - Sesame Street Girls Around the World - Google Earth - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - To the Top of Mt. Everest (2:06)- VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Trying to Breathe on Mt. Everest (3:34) - VIEW, READ, and DO
THEME: Memorial Day
- Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - Memorial Day (1:21) - VIEW
- Grades 4-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection - VIEW
- Grades K-12 - NHPBS Video - Memorial Day Concert Performances - VIEW
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THE STORY OF THE D-DAY FORECAST: THREE DAYS IN JUNE
Monday, 5/29 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
For a few tense days in June 1944, the success of the D-Day military invasion was completely reliant on weather readings taken by a 21-year-old woman at a remote weather station on Ireland's west coast. THE STORY OF THE D-DAY FORECAST: THREE DAYS IN JUNE Streaming Video
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THE KATE: Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
Monday, 5/29 from 11 am-12 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and musician Marty Stuart is living, breathing country-music history. Hear songs "Tempted," "The Whiskey Ain't Workin' Anymore," "Six White Horses," "Hobo's Prayer," "Time Won't Wait" and more. THE KATE Streaming Video
GREAT PERFORMANCES - Lea Salonga In Concert
Monday, 5/29from 2:30-3:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Enjoy a concert from the Sydney Opera House performed by the internationally acclaimed singer and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra featuring selections from her Broadway career and hits from the animated movie blockbusters "Aladdin" and "Mulan." GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Brittany Howard
Monday, 5/29 from 3:30-4:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Enjoy an hour with singer/songwriter and powerhouse vocalist Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, making her ACL solo debut. She performs songs from her Grammy-nominated album Jaime. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Streaming Video
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ELVIS AND THE USS ARIZONA
Monday, 5/29 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
The surprising story of how one of music's biggest icons helped to establish a USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor. Elvis' fundraising concert drew public attention to the plight and helped to galvanize efforts to finish the USS Arizona Memorial as it stands today. ELVIS AND THE USS ARIZONA Streaming Video
JOURNEY HOME TO THE USS ARIZONA
Monday, 5/29 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
The family of Raymond Haerry, Sr. travel to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor to place his ashes aboard the sunken battleship. One of the few remaining crew members who survived the attack, Haerry passed away at the age of 94, and in 2017, he was interred in the USS Arizona, rejoining more than 1,000 of his shipmates who lost their lives on that fateful day. JOURNEY HOME TO THE USS ARIZONA Streaming Video
UNSETTLED HISTORY: AMERICA, CHINA, AND THE DOOLITTLE TOKYO RAID
Monday, 5/29 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
An examination of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo from the perspectives of the children of the Doolittle Raiders and Chinese villagers who aided in their rescue. UNSETTLED HISTORY AMERICA, CHINA, AND THE DOOLITTLE TOKYO RAID Streaming Video
PACIFIC HEARTBEAT - Tokyo Hula
Monday, 5/29 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Today it is estimated there are nearly 2 million people dancing hula in Japan - a figure greater than the entire population of Hawai'i. Tourism, economics, and a love for all things Hawaiian have fueled this cultural phenomenon. PACIFIC HEARTBEAT Streaming Video
PACIFIC HEARTBEAT - American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawaii
Monday, 5/29 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
The stories of three kumu hula (master instructors) who direct hula schools based in California. PACIFIC HEARTBEAT Streaming Video
LOCAL, USA - Asian American Stories of Resilience, Part Two
Monday, 5/29 from 9-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Filipinx filmmaker Bree Nieves and her cousin grapple with what remains of their dreams, after losing one of their fathers; and Chanthon Bun must tread carefully after being released from prison since he lost his legal protection to live in the U.S. LOCAL, USA Streaming Video
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