Jazz - April 30
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Saturday, April 30, 2022
Today is Adopt A Shelter Pet Day, National Raisin Day, Bugs Bunny Day, International Jazz Day, and National Oatmeal Cookie Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Jazz
ON THIS DATE
- 1598 - Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
- 1789 - George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
- 1803 - The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
- 1812 - Louisiana becomes the 18th state.
- 1859 - "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is published
- 1900 - Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States
- 1938 - The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt featuring Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny, premieres in movie theaters.
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide.
- 1975 - The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon falls to Communist forces.
- 1997 - ABC airs the "coming out" episode of the sitcom "Ellen,"
- 1662 - Queen Mary II of England
- 1877 - Writer Alice B. Toklas
- 1926 - Actor Cloris Leachman
- 1954 - Director Jane Campion
- 1957 - Rapper Wonder Mike
- 1985 - Actor Gal Gadot
POEM OF THE DAY
Jayne Cortez - Jazz Fan Looks Back
THEME: Jazz
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Hoots and Wynton Marsalis (2:57) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Art and Math and Jazz (1:03) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Wynton Marsalis plays "No Matter Your Language." (4:08) - VIEW
- Grades: 4-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Introduction to Jazz Style (8:54) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learning Media - Ken Burns in the Classroom - Jazz Images - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learning Media - The Jazz Ambassadors Collection - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Jazz: A Metaphor for America (6:04) - VIEW and DO
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