Wildlife - September 4

Sunday, September 4, 2022

Today is Wildlife Day, Pet Rock Day, and Eat an Extra Desert Day.

• September is National Square Dancing Month, National Food Safety Education Month, Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign-up Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Save A Tiger Month, College Savings Month, and Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month.
  
  
• Daily Hispanic Heritage Resource of the Day: Somos Hispanos
  
  
• Classical Music Resource of the Day: Do You Know How Much Classical Music is Edited?

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Wildlife
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ON THIS DATE

• 1957 - Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus calls out the National Guard to stop nine black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock.
• 1972 - Swimmer Mark Spitz becomes the first athlete to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
• 1998 - Google is founded by Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
• 2002- Kelly Clarkson wins the first American Idol competition.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1908 - Author Richard Wright
• 1975 - Music producer and songwriter Mark Ronson
• 1981 - Musician Beyoncé

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild - LISTEN
  
• The Troggs - Wild Thing - LISTEN
• Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - LISTEN
• Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars - LISTEN

THEME: WILDLIFE

• Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video  - Up Close & Natural Instructional Series - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades PreK-3 - PBS Kids - Nature Cat - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades K-5 - PBS Kids - Wild Kratts - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 3-6 - NHPBS Video  - NatureWorks Instructional Series - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Wildlife Journal Junior -VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video  - Nature - VIEW

Watch 

NHPBS  - 11.1   Comcast (802)   Live Stream   More Options
NHPBS EXPLORE  - 11.2   Comcast (801)   More Options
NH WORLD - 11.3   Comcast (965)  More Options
NH KIDS - 11.5  Schedule   Live Stream   More Options

SCIGIRLS - Code Concert
Sunday, 9/4 from 9-9:30 am NHPBS
Britanee, Estrella, and Saabiriinn collaborate with singers on a concert for Deaf and hearing audiences. They code software that “paints with music,” creating a stunning visual display of a live vocal performance. SciGirls Streaming Video in English and Spanish

SUMMONED: FRANCES PERKINS AND THE GENERAL WELFARE
Sunday, 9/4 from 11 pm-12 am NH WORLD
The first woman appointed to a U.S. Presidential cabinet, Frances Perkins created the social safety net that continues to shape the lives of Americans today. In her 12 years as Labor Secretary under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Perkins created the Social Security program, a federal minimum wage, the 40-hour work week, and unemployment compensation, and ended the legal use of child labor.  SUMMONED Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339