George Washington
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Monday, February 22, 2021
Today is George Washington's Birthday.
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Today's Birthdays
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Today's Theme: George Washington
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ON THIS DATE
- 1862 - Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the President of the Confederate States of America.
- 1959 - Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
- 1980 - In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3 in what became known as the Miracle on Ice.
- 1732 - 1st President of the United States, George Washington
- 1778 - Painter Rembrandt Peale
- 1857 - German physicist Heinrich Hertz
- 1892 - Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay
- 1932 - Politician Ted Kennedy
- 1962 - Australian TV host and zookeeper Steve Irwin
- Grades K-3 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am George Washigton/I Am Susan B. Anthony - VIEW
- Grades 1-3 - PBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - George Washington Video and Reader -VIEW and READ
- Grades 4-8 - PBS LearingMedia - Exploring Mount Vernon - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - 60-Second Presidents -George Washington (Available in Spanish) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 5-12 - PBS LearningMedia -George Washington and the American Revolution Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Kentucky Studies - George Washington's Land - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - National Archives - George Washington's First Inaugural Speech (1789) and Resource Materials
- READ - Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - A Taste of History - Washington's Character, Charisma & Ambition - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - A Taste of History - Washington’s Winter Headquarters - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - White House Lectures: George Washington - VIEW
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- 2:30-3 pm NH WORLD - SciGirls - Robots To The Rescue!
- 3-5 pm NH WORLD - American Experience - Freedom Riders *
- 7-8 pm NH WORLD - George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life *
- 8-9 pm NH WORLD - Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection *
- 10-11:30 pm NHPBS - Independent Lens - Mr. Soul! *
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