Julius Caesar, George Washington Carver, and Henry David Thoreau - July 12

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Today is Different Colored Eyes Day, Etch a Sketch Day, National Pecan Pie Day, and Simplicity Day.

July is National Parks & Recreation Month and National Ice Cream Month.

National Natural Wonder: Alabama - Dismals Canyon

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Julius Caesar, George Washington Carver, and Henry David Thoreau

ON THIS DATE

• 1962 - The Rolling Stones perform their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.
• 1984 -  NY representative Geraldine Ferraro becomes the first woman to run on a major party presidential ticket when Walter Mondale names her as his running mate.

BIRTHDAYS

• 100 BC - Roman politician and general Julius Caesar
• 1543 - King Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr,  his sixth and last wife.
• 1817 - Author Henry David Thoreau
• 1865 - Scientist George Washington Carver
• 1884 - Producer Louis B. Mayer
• 1896 - Architect and engineer Buckminster Fuller
• 1896 - Producer, director, and songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II
• 1917 - Artist Andrew Wyeth
• 1943 - English singer-songwriter Christine McVie

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Fleetwood Mac - Save Me - LISTEN
• The Rolling Stones - Chantilly Lace - LISTEN
  
• The Temptations - Some Enchanted Evening - LISTEN
  

THEME: JULIUS CAESAR

• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learning Media - Teaching with Primary Sources - Julius Caesar's Impact on the Roman Empire - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia Great Performances - Julius Caesar Collection -  VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Shakespeare Uncovered -  Julius Caesar with Brian Cox (54:41) - VIEW
• Grades 8-12- NHPBS LearningMedia - Shakespeare Uncovered - Julius Caesar and the American Experience - VIEW and DO
• Grades 8-12- NHPBS LearningMedia - Shakespeare Uncovered - Julius Caesar, Rhetoric, and Relevance - VIEW and DO

THEME: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

• Grades 3-7 -  NHPBS learning Media - George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher Video (Available in Spanish) (4:02) - VIEW
• Grades 3-7 -  NHPBS learning Media - George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Seeds of Success: The Legacy of George Washington Carver (28:02) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life (56:03) - VIEW

THEME: HENRY DAVID THOREAU

• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist Video (3:23) - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist Lesson Plan - DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Windows to the Wild - Thoreau At Walden Pond (26:46) - VIEW

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Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
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