Hot Air Balloons and Economics - June 5
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Monday, June 5, 2023
Today is Ketchup Day, Hot Air Balloon Day, Gingerbread Day, Veggie Burger Day, Sausage Roll Day, and World Environment Day
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Songs of the Day
Ocean/River Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Hot Air Balloons and Economics
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ON THIS DATE
- 1916 - Louis Brandeis is sworn in as the first Jewish Justice of the Supreme Court.
- 1933 - The United States goes off the gold standard.
- 1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show.
- 1968 - Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
- 1989 - The Tank Man blocks the progress of tanks in Tiananmen Square in China.
- 1995 - The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created.
- 1646 - Italian mathematician and philosopher Elena Cornaro Piscopia
- 1878 - Mexican general and politician Pancho Villa
- 1883 - British economist John Maynard Keynes
- 1934 - Journalist Bill Moyers
- 5th Dimension - Up, Up & Away, My Beautiful Balloon - LISTEN
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog - LISTEN - Nena - 99 Luftballons -
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OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Ocean Adventures - Spectacular Squid - VIEW
- Grades K-8 - PBS Learning Media - DragonflyTV - Hot Air Balloon (5:48) - VIEW
- Grades 2-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - Hot Air Balloons (1:07) - VIEW
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia- STEM in 30 - Hot Air Balloons and Air Pressure (28:11) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's OK to Be Smart - The REAL Physics of Hot Air Balloons! (5:51) - VIEW
THEME: Economics
- Grades K-3 - ECON and ME Instructional Series - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Real Adam Smith Series - VIEW
NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options
THE KATE: Delbert McClinton and the Selfmade Man and Dana
Monday, 6/5 from 11 am-12 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Delbert McClinton performs a set that includes the hits "Giving It Up for Your Love" and "Have a Little Faith in Me," as well as new songs "Mr. Smith" and "Let's Get Down Like We Used To." THE KATE Streaming Video
LES MISERABLES: THE STAGED CONCERT
Monday, 6/5 from 3:30-7 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Coinciding with its 35th triumphant year in London's West End and filmed live at the Gielgud Theatre in 2019, Cameron Mackintosh produced a spectacular sell-out staged concert version featuring an all-star cast.
NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (965) More Options
FREEDOM SONGS: THE MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Monday, 6/5 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
For a brief moment in time, a few daring, innovative musicians stood at the crossroads of a revolution in music and culture. Across one of the most turbulent periods in American history - from the early civil rights era to Watergate-they brought music, medium, and message together as never before, composing a soundtrack perfectly tuned to the tempo and pulse of its time. FREEDOM SONGS: THE MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Streaming Video
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