Monkeys - May 16

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Thursday, May 16, 2024

Today is Biographer's Day, Pickle Day, Mimosa Day, Notebook Day, Sea Monkey Day, and Nickel Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Monkeys
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ON THIS DATE

• 1866 -  The U.S. Congress establishes the nickel.
• 1874 - A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys four villages and kills 139 people.
• 1918 - The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by Congress.
• 1929 - The first Academy Awards ceremony takes place in Hollywood.
• 1966 - Bob Dylan's album "Blonde on Blonde" is released.
• 1966 - The Beach Boy's album "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys is released.
• 1990 - "Muppets" creator Jim Henson dies at age 53.
• 1991 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
• 2005 - Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1718 - Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi
• 1804 - Educator and founder of the first kindergarten Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
• 1905 - Actor Henry Fonda
• 1906 - German author and illustrator and co-creator of Curious George, Margret Rey
• 1912 - Author Studs Terkel
• 1955 - Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut
• 1957 - Runner Joan Benoit
• 1966- Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna - LISTEN
• The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice  - LISTEN
• Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation - LISTEN
• The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville - LISTEN
• Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - LISTEN
• Arlo Guthrie - Motorcycle Song ( I Don't Want a Pickle) - LISTEN

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Solidarity against the Pandemic of Anti-Asian Hate 6-12 Lesson Plan

THEME:  Monkeys

• Grades PreK-2 - Curious George  - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades PreK-12 - Detroit Zoo - Live Snow Monkey Cam - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Monkey Babysitter (4:01) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Monkeys of the Mountains (1:35) - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Monkey Mayhem Game - DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Learned Behavior and Culture in Thieving Macaque Monkeys (4:53) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkey Nursery (4:03) -  VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkeys: Grooming (2:30) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkey Hierarchy (2:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkeys: The Importance of Play (3:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Learned Behavior in Capuchin Monkeys (4:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Human Spark - Monkey See, Monkey Take (2:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - How Do Monkeys Safely Cross the Road? (3:14) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Meet the World's Smallest Monkey (2:20) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - Why Are There Still Monkeys? (1:25) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Hacking Your Mind - What Do People And Monkeys Have In Common? (3:28) - VIEW

WATCH

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GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP - Plymouth Regional High vs. Merrimack High
Thursday, 5/16 from 7-7:30 pm NHPBS
It's deja vu all over again! Plymouth Regional High School and Merrimack High meet again in the GSC championship game. The two teams met in last year's final game. Both teams have three championship titles under their belts. It's a meeting between two powerhouse teams! GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Streaming Video

MARTIN CLUNES ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC - The Philippines 
Thursday, 5/16 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Martin explores the Philippines, from Manila's jeepneys and bamboo bikes, Catholic fiestas and family feasts, to remote tribal burials, rice god rituals, meeting chocolate heroes, shamans, and witches, to spotting cuddly tarsiers and pulsing fireflies. MARTIN CLUNES ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC Streaming Video

ASIAN AMERICANS - A Question of Loyalty 
Thursday, 5/16 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Meet the first generation of U.S.-born Asian Americans, whose loyalties are tested during WWII. ASIAN AMERICANS Streaming Video

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HACKING YOUR MIND - Us vs. Them 
Thursday, 5/16 from 3-4 pm NH EXPLORE
Discover how the auto-pilot biases we all experience fuel our nation's divisions, see how authoritarians can hack them, and find out how to overcome them. HACKING YOUR MIND Streaming Video

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ITO SISTERS: AN AMERICAN STORY 
Thursday, 5/16 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Explore the lives of three Nisei sisters from the Sacramento Delta, from their childhood on a farm in the Delta to their internment during WWII and beyond.

AMERICA REFRAMED - Far East Deep South 
Thursday, 5/16 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Charles Chiu and his family's search for their roots takes them on an eye-opening journey through the Mississippi Delta, uncovering otherwise unknown stories and the racially complex history of Chinese immigrants in the segregated South. This Chinese American family's unforgettable story offers a poignant and important perspective on race relations, immigration, and American identity. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Video

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