Mt. Everest - May 29

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Today is International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Paper Clip Day,  Pink Flamingo Day, and National Biscuit Day. 

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Mt. Everest

ON THIS DATE

• 1660 - Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
• 1790 - Rhode Island becomes the last of the 13 Colonies to ratify the Constitution. 
• 1913 - Igor Stravinsky's Paris performance of the "Rite of Spring" maybe leads to a riot.
• 1953 - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Mt. Everest. 

BIRTHDAYS

• 1630 - King Charles II of England
• 1736 -  Politician and revolutionary leader Patrick Henry
• 1917 - President John F. Kennedy 

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Audra McDonald - Climb Every Mountain - LISTEN
• Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough - LISTEN
• John Denver - Rocky Mountain High - LISTEN

THEME: Mt. Everest

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street Bangladesh: Sisimpur - Climbing Mount Everest (Bangla) (3:33) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-adult - Sesame Street Girls Around the World - Google Earth - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - To the Top of Mt. Everest (2:06)-  VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Trying to Breathe on Mt. Everest (3:34) - VIEW, READ, and DO

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Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
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