Autism, Cheesemaking, The War of 1812 - June 18
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Saturday, June 18, 2022
Today is International Picnic Day, National Cheesemakers Day, Mermaid Day, International Surfing Day, Autistic Pride Day, and International Sushi Day.
June is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month; National Oceans Month; National Rivers Month; and National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
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Today's Theme: Autism, Cheesemaking, The War of 1812
ON THIS DATE
- 1812 - President James Madison signs a declaration of war against Great Britain.
- 1815 - Napolean is defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.
- 1873 - Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 (around 2,225 in today's dollars) for trying to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
- 1940 - Winston Churchill delivers his "Finest Hour" speech.
- 1983 - Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
- 1901 - Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- 1915 - Firefighter Red Adair
- 1942 - English musician Paul McCartney
- 1949 - Author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg
- 1976 - Singer-songwriter Blake Shelton
Paul McCartney - Live and Let Die - LISTEN- ABBA - Waterloo - LISTEN
- Mamma Mia - Waterloo - LISTEN
- Little Mermaid - Under the Sea - LISTEN
- Blake Shelton - God's Country - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Meet Julia (10:08) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Play and Sing with Julia Collection (26:45)- VIEW
- Grades PreK-adult - Sesame Street in Communities - Sesame Street and Autism Highlight Reel (3:15) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - Arthur - When Carl Met George (12:30) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Move to Include Collection - VIEW and READ
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - NOVA scienceNOW - Magic and Autism (1:49) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - MN Original - Devin Wildes: Artist (8:25) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - POV - Swim Team (7:16) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Autism Behind the Camera (59:10) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Autism: Life on the Spectrum (26:46) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Life Autistic Documentary (1:54:30) - VIEW
THEME: CHEESEMAKING
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese by the Numbers .25 (3:43) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese by the Numbers 4 (3:26) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese by the Numbers 571.3 Fats (3:02) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Cheese by the Numbers 37,700 (3:55) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Science and Art of Cheese (10:26) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learningmedia - Gross Science - What Lives in Cheese (2:48) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wisconsin Cheesemakers (3:52) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Feast TV - Say Cheese (28:29) - VIEW
THEME: WAR OF 1812
- Grades 2-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - War of 1812 Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The War of 1812 (1:53:12) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - America from the Ground Up - The War of 1812 (26:46) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Primary Source Set: The War of 1812 - READ and VIEW
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