Monkeys - May 16
A Barrel Full of Learning
Monday, May 16, 2022
Today is Biographer's Day, International Pickle Day, Nickel Day, and National Sea Monkey Day.
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Monkeys
ON THIS DATE
- 1866 - The U.S. Congress establishes the nickel.
- 1874 - A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys four villages and kills 139 people.
- 1918 - The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by Congress.
- 1929 - The first Academy Awards ceremony takes place in Hollywood.
- 1966 - Bob Dylan's album "Blonde on Blonde" is released.
- 1966 - The Beach Boy's album "Pet Sounds" by the Beach Boys was released.
- 1990 - "Muppets" creator Jim Henson dies at age 53.
- 1991 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
- 2005 - Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
- 1718 - Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi
- 1804 - Educator and founder of the first kindergarten Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
- 1905 - Actor Henry Fonda
- 1906 - German author and illustrator and co-creator of Curious George, Margret Rey
- 1912 - Author Studs Terkel
- 1955 - Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut
- 1957 - Runner Joan Benoit
- 1966- Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson
- Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna - LISTEN
- The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice - LISTEN
- Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation - LISTEN
- The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville - LISTEN
- Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey - LISTEN
- The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - LISTEN
- Arlo Guthrie - Motorcycle Song ( I Don't Want a Pickle) - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-2 - Curious George - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades PreK-12 - Detroit Zoo - Live Japanese Macaque Cam - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Monkey Babysitter (4:01) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Monkeys of the Mountains (1:35) - VIEW
- Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Monkey Mayhem Game - DO
- Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Learned Behavior and Culture in Thieving Macaque Monkeys (4:53) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkey Nursery (4:03) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkeys: Grooming (2:30) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkey Hierarchy (2:25) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkeys: The Importance of Play (3:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Learned Behavior in Capuchin Monkeys (4:25) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Human Spark - Monkey See, Monkey Take (2:28) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - How Do Monkeys Safely Cross the Road? (3:14) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Meet the World's Smallest Monkey (2:20) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - Why Are There Still Monkeys? (1:25) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Hacking Your Mind - What Do People And Monkeys Have In Common? (3:28)- VIEW
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