Teddy Bears, North Korea, and Queen Elizabeth II - September 9
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Friday, September 9, 2022
- Today is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day and Teddy Bear Day.
- September is National Square Dancing Month, National Food Safety Education Month, Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign-up Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Save A Tiger Month, College Savings Month, and Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month.
- Daily Hispanic Heritage Resource of the Day: The Hispanic Heritage Awards: Linda Ronstadt
- Classical Music Resource of the Day: What Was Beethoven's Favorite Key?
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Teddy Bears and North Korea
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ON THIS DATE
- 1776 - The Continental Congress officially names the former colonies the United States.
- 1850 - California is admitted as the thirty-first state.
- 1892 - Jupiter's moon Amalthea is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
- 1948 - The People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) is created.
- 1956 - Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
- 1971 - The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually leaving 39 dead.
- 1585 - French cleric and politician Cardinal Richelieu
- 1737 - Italian physician and physicist Luigi Galvani
- 1828 - Russian author Leo Tolstoy
- 1868 - Nature writer Mary Hunter Austin
- 1890 - Businessman Colonel Sanders
- 1934 - Poet and playwright Sonia Sanchez
- 1941 - Musician Otis Redding
- 1960 - Actor Hugh Grant
- 1966 - Actor and Manchester Central graduate Adam Sandler
- 1975 - Singer-songwriter Michael Bublé
- Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - LISTEN
Elvis Presley - (Let Me be Your) Teddy Bear - LISTEN- Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (1st appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show) - LISTEN
- Adam Sandler - Thanksgiving Song (with Lake Winnipesaukee reference) - LISTEN
- Michael Bublé - Feeling Good - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Bears, Bears, Bears (3:01) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Do "The Bear" with Baby Bear (2:37) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Daniel Tiger - A Pandy Bear for Margaret (2:09) - VIEW
- Grades 1-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Theodore Roosevelt Reader - READ
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Missippi: A Thread Through Time -Teddy Bear (1:00) - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow Extra - How Teddy Bear Got His Name (2:56) - VIEW
- Grades 5-12 - National Park Service - The Story of the Teddy Bear - READ
- Grades 5-12 - National Museum of American History - Teddy Bear - READ
THEME: NORTH KOREA
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Korean War Media Gallery - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Korea: The Never-ending War Collection - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - The Ruthless Rise of North Korea's Kim Jong Un (8:24) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Retro Report - The Korean War (6:34) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Frontline - North Korea's Deadly Dictator (54:26) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Frontline - Secret State of North Korea (53:41) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - GZERO World: The North Korea Conundrum (26:47) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wide Angle - One Party (1:38) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wide Angle - All For One (3:07) - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wide Angle - Brainwashed (3:38) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wide Angle - Arduous March (2:18) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Korea: The Never-Ending War - Totalitarian Regimes and the Kims (3:35) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Dictator's Playbook - Kim Il Sung (54:12) - VIEW
THEME: Queen Elizabeth II
- Grades 4-12 - BBC Bitesize - Queen Elizabeth II - READ
- Grades 4-12 - BBC Bitesize - 1952 - What Happened in the Year Queen Elizabeth II Came to the Throne- READ
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Remembering Queen Elizabeth II (7:03) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Uncle's Abdication Led to Elizabeth's Reign on the Throne (6:40)
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Britons Go All Out for Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee (5:33) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - In Their Own Words - Queen Elizabeth II (54:40) - VIEW
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FAKE: SEARCHING FOR TRUTH IN THE AGE OF MISINFORMATION
Friday, 9/9 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Learn how you can identify fake news and evaluate the biases of legitimate news sources by drawing on common sense, expert opinions, and the universal standards of journalism. FAKE: SEARCHING FOR TRUTH IN THE AGE OF MISINFORMATION
UKRAINIAN FREEDOM ORCHESTRA
Friday, 9/9 from 9-10:30 pm NHPBS
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, comprised of recent Ukrainian refugees and other artists, concludes its international tour to express love for Ukraine and lift spirits with music at The Kennedy Center on August 20th. The broadcast version of the performance will also feature behind-the-scenes footage from their tour.
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