Snakes, Ice Cream, and Mary Baker Eddy - July 16

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Sunday, July 16, 2023

Today is National Ice Cream Day, National Guinea Pig Day, World Snake Day, and National Corn Fritters 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: Snakes and Mary Baker Eddy
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ON THIS DATE

• 1918 - Czar Nicholas II and his wife and five children are executed by the Bolsheviks.
• 1951 - J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye is published
• 1979 - Saddam Hussein becomes president of Iraq.
• 2004 - Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison for lying about a stock transaction.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1723 - English artist Sir Joshua Reynolds 
• 1821 - Religious leader Mary Baker Eddy 
• 1911 - Dancer and actor Ginger Rogers

SONGS (and DANCE) OF THE DAY 

• Jim Stafford - Spiders and Snakes  - LISTEN
• Duran Duran - Union of the Snake - LISTEN
  
• Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - Too Hot To Handle - VIEW
• Whitesnake - Here I Go Again - VIEW

NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Craters of the Moon, Idaho - GO

ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Ice Cream: An American Favorite Since the Founding Fathers - READ

THEME: SNAKES

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Ernie Sings "Do What I Do" with Sandy the Snake (4:14) - VIEW
• Gades PreK-2 - PBS Crafts for Kids - Paper Plate Snakes - DO
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Wild Kratts - Happy Birthday Baby Pythons (2:11) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-2 - Nature Cat - Snakes?! Why Does it Have to be Snakes?! (3:46) - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Snake Super Sense! (2:27) - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - King Cobra (1:10) - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - NHPBS Video - Up Close & Natural - Snakes (14:21) - VIEW
• Grades K-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Science Trek - Snakes Media Gallery - VIEW and DO
• Grades 1-3 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Snake Super Sense! (2:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 -  NHPBS learning Media - Untamed - Snakes (26:44) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 3-12 - NH Fish and Game - Snakes of New Hampshire - READ
• Grades 4-6 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Dragonfly TV - Snakes (5:20) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS VIdeo - Nature - Carer Risks Life to Save One of Australia's Deadliest Snakes (3:26) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Outdoor Nevada - Rattlesnakes (Available in Spanish) (4:19) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Eons - The Great Snake Debate (6:28) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - How a Hot Planet Created the World's Biggest Snake (7:45) - VIEW

THEME: Ice Cream

• Grades PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Ice Cream Parlour Fieldtrip (7:15)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-1  - Sesame Street - Ernie's Ice Cream Cone (3:05) -  VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Let's Learn - Homemade Ice Cream (12:59) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Let's Learn - Making Non-Dairy Ice Cream (10:52) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-3 - Arthur - An Ice Cream Experiment (1:46) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-5 - PBS LearningMedia - 60 Second Science - Making Ice Cream (1:06) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Martha Speaks - Operation Ice Cream Game - DO
• Grades 3-6 - NHPBS Video - DIY Science Time - Thermal Energy (23:39) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Delishtory - We All Scream for Ice Cream (5:30) - VIEW

THEME: MARY BAKER EDDY

• Grades 7-12  - National Women's History Museum  - Mary Baker Eddy - READ
• Grades 7-12 - National Women's Hall of Fame - Mary Baker Eddy - READ
• Grades 7-12 - NHPR - Mary Baker Eddy: Founding a Faith Against the Odds (and the Haters) (50:26) - READ and LISTEN

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (802) Live Stream More Options

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Clinton
Sunday, 7/16 from 11 am - 3 pm NHPBS
From draft dodging to the Dayton Accords, from Monica Lewinsky to a balanced budget, the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton veered between sordid scandal and grand achievement. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

COUNTRY MUSIC - The Rub (Beginnings - 1933)
Sunday, 7/16 from 11 am - 3 pm NHPBS
See how what was first called "hillbilly music" reaches new audiences through phonographs and radio, and launches the careers of country music's first big stars, the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. COUNTRY MUSIC Streaming Video
COUNTRY MUSIC - Ken Burns in the Classroom

NHPBS EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (801) More Options

RICK STEVES: ART OF EUROPE - ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Sunday, 7/16 from 2:30-3:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
The High Middle Ages brought majestic castles, radiant Gothic cathedrals, and exquisite art - both sacred and secular - that dazzled pilgrims and princes alike. RICK STEVES: ART OF EUROPE Streaming Video

• UPCOMING EVENT - Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 2024 NH Makers Fest - More Information

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