Clowns and Llamas - December 9

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Today is CChristmas Card Day, International Day of Veterinary Medicine, National Llama Day, and National Pastry Day

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Clowns and Llamas
Watch

ON THIS DATE

• 1854 - "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is published in England.
• 1872 -  In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor in the US.
• 1962 - The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.
• 1965 - A Charlie Brown Christmas debuts on CBS. (Airs on NHPBS Sunday, December 19 @ 7:30 on NHPBS.)
• 1990 - Solidarity founder Lech Walesa is elected president of Poland.
• 1992 - Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce their separation.
• 2000 - The Supreme Court voted, 5 to 4, to stop the vote-counting in Florida in the Presidential contest between Al Gore and George W. Bush.
• 2017 - Australia becomes the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1608 - English poet John Milton
• 1745 - Italian violinist and composer Maddalena Laura Sirmen
• 1779 - Toolmaker and inventor Tabitha Babbitt
• 1898 -  Circus clown Emmett Kelly 
• 1902 - Actor Margaret Hamilton
• 1912 - Politician Tip O'Neill
• 1916 - Actor Kirk Douglas
• 1930 - Actor, screenwriter, and director Buck Henry
• 1953 - Actor John Malkovich

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Tears of a Clown - LISTEN
• Judy Collins - Send in the Clowns - LISTEN
• Gary Lewis and the Playboys - Everybody Love a Clown - LISTEN
• Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown - LISTEN

THEME: Clowns

• Grades 1-4 - Odd Squad - Kooky Clown vs Fladam (2:03)- VIEW
• Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - DIY: How to Make a Clown Face (3:24) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -  Global Oneness Project - Laugh Clown Laugh (Available in Spanish) (7:43)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Let's Learn - Clowning (10:39) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Antiques Roadshow - Appraisal: Clown Shoes, ca. 1940 (0:53) - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - The Origin of Everything - The True Origin of Killer Clowns (6:37) - VIEW

THEME: LLAMAS

• Grades PreK-3 - Arthur - What's a Llama? (1:47) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Let's Share a Story: "Llama Destroys the World" (9:33) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Animal Alphabet - Llama (0:15) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-8 - Crosley Zoo - Llamas - READ
• Grades 4-8 - NHPBS - WIldlife Journal Junior -Camelidae - camels, llamas, alpacas, vicugnas - READ
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS VIDEO - We Surprised a Llama Antibody Researcher with a Llama -VIEW

Watch 

NHPBS  - 11.1   Comcast (802)   Live Stream   More Options

• 6-6:30 am NHPBS - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - I Am Ibn Batutta/I Am Beulah Louise Henry
• 6:30-7 am NHPBS - Arthur - Based On A True Story
• 7-7:30 am NHPBS - Molly of Denali - Rocky Rescue/Canoe Journey
• 7:30-8 am NHPBS - Wild Kratts - Sea Otter Swim
• 8-8:30 am NHPBS - Hero Elementary - The Feed For Speed / An Uphill Task
  
• 8:30-9:30 am NHPBS - Arthur's Perfect Christmas
• 2:30-3 pm NHPBS - Let's Go Luna! - Viva La Pasta/Arrievederci Acqua!
• 3-4 pm NHPBS - Let's Go Luna!: Luna's Christmas Around The World

NHPBS EXPLORE  - 11.2   Comcast (801)   More Options

• 12-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Ken Burns: The National Parks
• 2:30-3 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Elinor Wonders Why - Wind In The Web/The Pokey Plan
• 3-3:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Hero Elementary - The Feed For Speed / An Uphill Task
• 3:30-4 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Pinkalicious & Peterrific - Snow Fairy/To Catch A Leaf
• 4-4:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE -  Let's Go Luna! - The Potato King/The Charango Kid
• 4:30-5 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Odd Squad - Slow Your Roll
• 5-5:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Wild Kratts - Eel-Lectric!
• 5:30-6 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Molly of Denali - Ice Sculpture/Tale Of The Totem
• 6-7 pm NHPBS EXPLORE - Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas

NH WORLD - 11.3   Comcast (965)  More Options

• 9-10 am NH WORLD - Independent Lens - Two Gods
• 10-11 am NH WORLD - In Their Own Words - Pope Francis
• 11 am-12 pm NH WORLD - In Their Own Words - Jimmy Carter
• 4-5 pm NH WORLD - P.O.V. - Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2
• 7-8 pm NH WORLD - Nova - Rise Of The Mammals
• 8-9 pm NH WORLD - Nova - Secrets Of Noah's Ark
• 9-10 pm NH WORLD - Impossible Builds - Ice WOrld

NH KIDS - 11.5  Schedule   Live Stream   More Options

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
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