Daniel Chester French and China - April 20

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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Today is Chinese Language Day, Husband Appreciation Day, Lima Bean Respect Day, Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day, and Record Store Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Daniel Chester French and China
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ON THIS DATE

• 1775 - The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
• 1898 - President William McKinley signs a joint resolution to Congress for a declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
• 1902 -  Marie and Pierre Curie isolate the radioactive element radium.
• 1912 - Opening day for Fenway Park in Boston.
• 1939 - Ted Williams makes his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox.
• 1999 - 13 people are killed and 24 injured in Columbine High School shooting. 
• 2008 -  Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
• 2010 - The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning a catastrophic oil spill that dumped more than 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1646 - French botanist Charles Plumier
• 1850 - Sculptor and Exeter, NH Native Daniel Chester French
• 1889 - Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler
• 1893 - Actor and director Harold Lloyd
• 1893 - Spanish artist Joan Miró
• 1937 - Actor George Takei
• 1949 - Actor Jessica Lange

SONGS OF THE DAY 

James Taylor - Angels of Fenway - LISTEN
Dropkick Murphy's - Tessie - LISTEN

POEM OF THE DAY 
Walt Whitman - Oh Captain! My Captain!

THEME:  Daniel Chester French

• Grades 3-12 - National Park Service - The Lincoln Memorial - READ
• Grades 4-12 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - Daniel Chester French - VIEW and READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Tuck's Gift - Donna Hassler on the Lincoln Memorial (1:05) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - Smithsonian American Art Museum - Danial Chester French - READ and VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - National Archives - Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French (1:07:38) -VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - Concord Museum - Daniel Chester French - READ and VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - Chesterwood - READ and VIEW

THEME:  China

• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts  - The Bamboo Forests of China (1:45) -  VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go Luna - She is the Moon of Moons - Beats of Beijing (25:18) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go Luna - China Loves You (1:08) -VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go Luna - Learn About Beijing, China (1:50) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Samantha Brown's Places to Love - Xi'an, China (26:48) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Silk Roads and China Ships (57:33) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera (10:51) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Frontline - China Undercover (54:22)  - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Story of China - Series - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Passport to China - Series - VIEW

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NH EXPLORE- 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options

EVOLUTION EARTH - Islands
Saturday, 4/20 from 11 am-12 pm NH EXPLORE
Islands are like miniature simplified Earths, where evolution is playing out at superspeed right before our eyes. Journey from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica to seek out animals responding to our changing planet in extraordinary ways. EVOLUTION EARTH Streaming Video

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Rachel Carson
Saturday, 4/20 from 8-10 pm NH EXPLORE
Meet the scientist whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world. Mary-Louise Parker is the voice of Rachel Carson in this moving and intimate portrait. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Rachel Carson Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

P.O.V. - Uyra: The Rising Forest
Saturday, 4/20 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
While traveling through the Amazon, Uyra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth to promote the significance of identity and place, threatened by Brazil's oppressive political regime. Through dance, poetry, and stunning characterization, Uyra boldly confronts historical racism, transphobia, and environmental destruction, while emphasizing the interdependence of humans and the environment. P.O.V. Streaming Video

RISING AGAINST ASIAN HATE: ONE DAY IN MARCH
Saturday, 4/20 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
Explore the fight against Asian American hate following the March 2021 mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta. Examine how this critical moment of racial reckoning sheds light on the struggles, triumphs, and achievements of AAPI communities. RISING AGAINST ASIAN HATE Streaming Video

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