Helen Keller and the Stonewall Uprising - June 27

Learning About Our History

Friday, June 27, 2025

Today is Orange Blossom Day, Sunglasses Day, PTSD Awareness Day, Helen Keller Day, Bingo Day, Ice Cream Cake Day, and Indian Pudding Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Helen Keller and the Stonewall Uprising

ON THIS DATE

• 1844 - Church of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum are killed by a mob at the jail in Carthage, Illinois.
• 1950 -.President Truman orders Air Force and Navy into the Korean War.
• 1957 - Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, making it the 7th most deadly hurricane to hit the U.S.
• 1969 - Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, clash with police.
• 1980 - President Jimmy Carter signs legislation that reinstates draft registration.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1869 - Labor leader and anarchist Emma Goldman
• 1880 - Author and activist Helen Keller
• 1888 - Actor and director Antoinette Perry (the Tony Award is named for her)
• 1927 - TV Host Captain Kangaroo, Bob Keeshan
• 1949 - Fashion designer Vera Wang
• 1966 - Producer and director J. J. Abrams
• 1968 - NH politician Kelly Ayotte
• 1975 - Actor Tobey Maguire

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son - LISTEN
• Phil Ochs - Draft Dodger Rag - LISTEN

OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Splash and Bubbles - The Deep Dark Ocean - VIEW

THEME: Helen Keller

• Grades K-2 - NHPBS Learning Media - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Helen Keller (Available in Spanish) -  READ, VIEW, DO
• Grades K-3 - BrainPOP  Educator Resources for Helen Keller - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Ivy Green: Helen Keller's Birthplace (Available in Spanish)(4:58) - VIEW
• Grades 3-7 - NHPBS Learning Media - Helen Keller - Author, Advocate, and Activist (Available in Spanish) (3:50) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - They Dared - Helen Keller (3:03) - VIEW
  
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - First-edition Signed Helen Keller Journal (0:36) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Becoming Helen Keller Collection - 12 Videos - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Becoming Helen Keller (1:22:50) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Becoming Helen Keller (Extended Audio Description) (1:36:11) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Helen Keller Studied Socialism (1:41) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Helen Keller Studied Socialism (Audio Description) (1:41) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Keller's use of Oral Communication (2:31) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Keller's use of Oral Communication(Audio Description) (2:31) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Helen Keller the Suffragist (0:59) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Helen Keller the Suffragist (Audio Description) (0:59) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Explore the Life and Legacy of Helen Keller (53:52) - VIEW

THEME: Stonewall Uprising

• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience - Stonewall Uprising (1:21:04) - VIEW

• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Stonewall Exhibit Showcases a Flashpoint in LBGTQ Community (5:51) - VIEW

• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Understanding LGBTQ+ Identity: A Tool Kit for Educators - The LGBTQ Movement and the Stonewall Uprising Resources - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Origin of Everything - How Did Pride Become a Parade? (7:24) - VIEW

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