Canada and Mail - July 1

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Monday, July 1, 2024

Today is Canada Day, Postal Workers Day, Television Heritage Day, U.S. Postage Stamp Day, Zip Code Day, International Joke Day, American Zoo Day, Reggae Day, and Gingersnap Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
National Park Month Resource of the Day
Ice Cream Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Canada and Mail
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ON THIS DATE

• 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
• 1867 - The provinces of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia joined together to form the country Canada under the British North America Act.
• 1867 - Sir John A. Macdonald becomes the first Prime Minister of Canada.
• 1873 - Prince Edward Island becomes part of Canada.
• 1881 - The first international phone call occurs between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine.
• 1963 - ZIP codes are introduced for U.S. mail.
• 1980 - "O Canada" becomes  Canada's official national anthem
• 1997 - Hong Kong reverts to Chinese rule.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1801 - French author George Sand
• 1906 - Businesswoman Estée Lauder
• 1941- Choreographer Twyla Tharp
• 1945 - Musician Debbie Harry
• 1961 - Diana, Princess of Wales

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• The Marvelettes - Please, Mr. Postman - LISTEN
  
• The Beatles - Please, Mr. Postman - LISTEN
• Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered - LISTEN
• Debbie Harry - Heart of Glass - LISTEN
• Elton John - Candle in the Wind/Good Bye English Rose - LISTEN

NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Acadia National Park - Maine - VIEW

ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Ice Cream Parlor Field Trip - VIEW

THEME: CANADA

• Grades 6-12 -  PBS LearningMedia - Map-Based Exploration: Languages of Canada - DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Library of Congress - New France: Settling Canada - Teaching with Primary Sources - READ and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Global Weirding - Oh, Canada (9:23) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Global Classroom - Canada (53:26) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Samantha Brown's Places To Love - Montreal (26:46) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - Canada Files Interview Series - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Welcome to Canada: Global Oneness Project (19:24) - VIEW

MAIL

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - M is for Mail (0:16) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia -Post Office Field Trip (7:14) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-4 - Sesame Street - Mailman in Appalachia (2:16) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - John Held Jr.: Mail Art (9:06) - VIEW and DO 

WATCH

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

GREAT PERFORMANCES - The Conductor 
Monday, 7/01 from 12-1:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Follow Marin Alsop's journey to become the first female music director of a major symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Features footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein set to a soundtrack of her performances. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video

GREAT PERFORMANCES - Audra McDonald at the London Palladium 
Monday, 7/01 from 1:30-3 pm NH EXPLORE
Enjoy Broadway hits and more performed by the six-time Tony Award winner including "I Am What I Am," "Climb Every Mountain," "Summertime," "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and many more. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS - Rodrigo y Gabriela Featuring the Austin Symphony Orchestra
Monday, 7/01 from 3:30-4:430 pm NH EXPLORE
Grammy-winning guitar virtuoso duo Rodrigo y Gabriela return to Austin City Limits accompanied by the 30-piece Austin Symphony Orchestra in an epic hour bringing to life their acclaimed album In Between Thoughts... A New World. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

SUMMONED: FRANCES PERKINS AND THE GENERAL WELFARE
Monday, 7/01 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
The first woman appointed to a U.S. Presidential cabinet, Frances Perkins created the social safety net that continues to shape the lives of Americans today. In her 12 years as Labor Secretary under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Perkins created the Social Security program, a federal minimum wage, a 40-hour work week, and unemployment compensation, and ended the legal use of child labor.

WE'LL MEET AGAIN - The Fight for Women's Rights
Monday, 7/01 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
Join Ann Curry as two women search for friends and colleagues who fought for equal rights. One of the first female commercial pilots wants to thank her mentor, and an advocate hopes to find the woman who inspired her to join a movement. WE"LL MEET AGAIN Streaming Video

PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT - I Dream
Monday, 7/01 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Self-shot stories explore the meaning and state of the American dream. From the desire for homeownership to ambitions for higher ed or career success, they show the hard work, opportunities, and barriers that come with pursuing this ideal today. PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT Streaming Video

FEELING GOOD ABOUT AMERICA: THE 1976 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Monday, 7/01 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
By 1976, it seemed America was finally on the right track. The Vietnam War and the assassinations of several important political figures were behind us. Vice President Spiro Agnew's corruption was fading from the public's memory, and the crimes of Watergate forced Nixon to resign from the presidency. Americans were ready to be normal again.

POV - The Neutral Ground
Monday, 7/01 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Comedian C.J. Hunt documents the dispute over removing four Confederate monuments in New Orleans. Hunt embarks on a journey across the country to discover what it would take to convince America to end its long romance with the Lost Cause. POV Streaming Video

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