Saxophones - November 6
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Monday, November 6, 2023
Today is Saxophone Day, Button Day, Daylight Savings Time Ends, Fill Our Staplers Day, and National Nachos Day.
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Drum Month Resource of the Day - Pitch: Super Sounding Drums
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Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: SAXOPHONES
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- 1947 - Meet the Press, the longest-running TV program in history, makes its debut.
- 2012 - Barack Obama defeats Mitt Romney and wins reelection.
- 2012 - Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay individual to be elected to the U.S. Senate
- 1814 - Belgian inventor of the saxophone Adolphe Sax
- 1854 - Composer and bandleader John Philip Sousa
- 1861 - Inventor of basketball James Naismith
- 1946 - Actor Sally Field
- 1948 - Musician Glenn Frey
- 1988 - Actor Emma Stone
THEME: SAXOPHONES
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Put Down the Duckie (5:10) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - It Takes A Street Song with Hoots (2:39) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - INDIE ALASKA - I am a Sixteen-Year-Old Saxophone Sensation (5:47) - VIEW
- Grade 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Sound Field - How Charlie Parker Changed Jazz Forever (11:46) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Go Get Your Horn (22:13) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Jazz 24/7 - Jazz Conversations - Alexa Tarantino (27:55)- VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Jazz 24/7 - Jazz Conversations - Bill Pierce (34:04) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Conversation with Kirk Whalum (27:25) - VIEW
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INDEPENDENT LENS - Three Chaplains
Monday, 11/06 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Three Muslim chaplains in the U.S. military face resistance and uncertainty as they uphold the First Amendment and practice their faith. They work to rise to the highest ranks while calling for religious equality. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video
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AMERICAN VETERAN - The Crossing
Monday, 11/06 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
As recruits take the oath to serve, they leave the civilian world to become a soldier, sailor, marine, airman or woman. This is the start of their transformation. AMERICAN VETERAN Streaming Video
HER WAR, HER STORY: WORLD WAR II
Monday, 11/06 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
From members of the U.S. Women's Army Corps to the civilian witnesses to the war in Europe, during World War II women were equal to men in patriotism, service, and steadfastness in critical moments. HER WAR, HER STORY Streaming Video
FILMS BYKIDS - Return Date Unknown
Monday, 11/06 from 9-9:30 pm NH WORLD
17-year-old Tymur Tsapliienko loves playing basketball and dreams of becoming a pilot. But those dreams are on hold because Tymur is also a refugee who escaped Ukraine when the Russian army invaded his country. Now, he longs for his friends, his family, his school, and his home. FILMS BYKIDS Streaming Video
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