Tolerance

Monday, November 16, 2020

Today is International Day for Tolerance, National Button Day, and National Fast Food Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Tolerance
Watch

ON THIS DATE

• 1907 - Oklahoma is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
• 1914 - The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
• 1933 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations.
• 1959 - The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music opens on Broadway.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1836 - Kalakaua, the last King of Hawaii
• 1873 - Trumpet player, composer, and Father of the Blues W. C. Handy
• 1889 - Playwright and director George S. Kaufman
• 1895 - German composer Paul Hindemith
• 1899 - Radio host Mary Margaret McBride
• 1915 - Children's author Jean Fritz
• 1930 - Nigerian author Chinua Achebe
• 1993 - Comedian and actor Pete Davidson

SONGS OF THE DAY 
Peter, Paul & Mary - Because All Men Are Brothers - LISTEN
Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding - LISTEN
W.C. Handy - St. Louis Blues - LISTEN

THEME:  Tolerance

• Grades PreK-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Meet the Helpers - We Are All Different - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-12 -Southern Poverty Law Center - Teaching Tolerance - VIEW, READ, DO, LISTEN
• Grades PreK-1 -  Sesame Street - Mila Kunis: Include - VIEW
• Grades PreK-5 - Buddy Up with Arthur Project - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Promoting Understanding: Islam Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Move to Include - Spread the Word to End the Word Campaign - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness -VIEW and DO
• Grades 8-12 - PBS LearningMedia - FILMS BYKIDS - Fighting Prejudice and Bullying - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - POV - Beyond Hatred: The Role of Tolerance in a Democratic Society - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - NHPBS Video - The Open Mind - Tolerating Intolerance - VIEW

Watch 

• 8-9 am NHPBS - An Arthur Thanksgiving
• 12-1 pm NH WORLD - Prehistoric Road Trip - Welcome To Fossil Country
• 1-2 pm NH WORLD - Nova - Origins
• 2-3 pm NH WORLD - Power Trip: The Story of Energy - Water
• 3-4 pm NHPBS - An Arthur Thanksgiving
• 3-4 pm NH WORLD - African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross - The Black Atlantic (1500-1800)
• 4-5 pm NH WORLD - African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross - The Age Of Slavery (1800-1860)
• 10-11 pm NHPBS - Independent Lens - Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
  

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339