Ancient Egypt - February 16
Learning a Mummy Would Love
Friday, February 16, 2024
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ON THIS DATE
- 1923 - King Tutankhamun's burial chamber is unsealed.
- 1959 - Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba.
- 1968 - The first 911 emergency telephone system is launched in Haleyville, Alabama.
- 2006 - The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
- 1920 - General Anna Mae Hays
- 1957 - Actor LeVar Burton
- 1958 - Rapper and actor Ice-T
- 1959 - Tennis player John McEnroe
- 1990 - Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd
- The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian - LISTEN
Jimmy Fallon Does Jim Morrison - Reading Rainbow - LISTEN - SNL - Steve Martin - King Tut Song - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Bert and Ernie in a Pyramid (4:55) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go Luna - Magic Globe Teaches Egyptian Arabic (1:18) - VIEW
- Grades 1-5 - Cyberchase - Clock Like an Egyptian (11:35) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS Learning Media - Egypt's Treasure Guardians (55:45) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - PBS Learning Media - Nova - How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built (3:12) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's OK to Be Smart - How The Pyramids Were Built (5:40) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - It's OK to Be Smart - Who Built the Pyramids (4:46) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Decoding the Great Pyramid (53:10) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Secrets of the Dead - Sacred Crocodile Mummies Reveal the Climate of Ancient Egypt (2:59) - VIEW
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IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS - Skinny Skyscraper
Friday, 2/16 from 3-4 pm NHPBS
In Manhattan, architects and engineers are redefining just how much land it takes to support a skyscraper. In a city where the only direction to build is up, they've designed a needle-thin tower 82 stories high, built on the construction equivalent of a postage stamp. IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS Streaming Video
GEAT PERFORMANCES - The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry
Friday, 2/16 from 9-10:30 pm NHPBS
Celebrate 20 years at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Phil in a tribute to its architect. Led by Gustavo Dudamel, the concert includes a piece composed and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, performances by Herbie Hancock and H.E.R., and more. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video
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TULSA: THE FIRE AND THE FORGOTTEN
Friday, 2/16 from 7-8:30 pm NH WORLD
Learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and how the community of Tulsa is coming to terms with its past, present, and future. TULSA: THE FIRE AND THE FORGOTTEN Streaming Video
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