U.S. Constitution and Red Pandas - September 17

Saturday, September 17, 2022

• Today is Batman Day, Citizenship Day, Constitution Day, International Coastal Cleanup Day, International Red Panda Day, and Country Music 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.
  
  
• Hispanic/Latino Resource of the Day: Latino Americans:  War and Peace - Episode 3
  
  
• Classical Music Resource of the Day: Great Performances: Breaking Down Classical Indian Music: Raga and Tala

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  The U.S. Constitution and Red Pandas
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ON THIS DATE

• 1787 - The U.S. Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
• 1849 - Abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
• 1862 -  General George B. McClellan stops the northward push of General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army in the Battle of Antietam in Maryland. Over 23,000 are killed, wounded, or captured, making it the bloodiest day in U.S. military history.
• 1928 - The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
• 1954 -  Lord of the Flies by William Golding is published.
• 1976 - NASA unveils the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
• 1978 - The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
• 1983 - Vanessa Williams becomes the first Black Miss America.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1730 - Prussian and American military officer Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
• 1802 - Physician Mercy B. Jackson
• 1859 - Outlaw Billy the Kid
• 1883 - Poet William Carlos Williams
• 1907 - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Warren Burger
• 1923 - Musician Hank Williams
• 1935 - Author Ken Kesey
• 1939 - Supreme Court Justice and NH resident David Souter

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Schoolhouse Rock - The Constitution - LISTEN
• Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy the Kid - LISTEN
• Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - LISTEN

THEME: THE CONSTITUTION

• Grades 3-5 - Liberty's Kids - We the People (23:09) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Constitution USA: A More Perfect Union Collection- VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Constitution USA - A More Perfect Union (53:10) -VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Constitution USA: It's a Free Country Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
  
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Constitution USA - It's a Free Country (53:10) -VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Constitution USA: Created Equal Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Teaching the Constitution Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Constitution USA - Created Equal (53:11) - VIEW
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Constitution USA - Built to Last (52:40) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - America From Scratch Should We Rewrite Our Constitution? (7:40)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Regents Review - The Constitution (5:14) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Crash Course History - Separation of Powers (8:30) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12+ - Annenberg Learner - The Constitution: That Delicate Balance (13-part Series) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12+ - Annenberg Learner - Democracy in America (15-part Series) - VIEW and DO
• Grades Professional Development - NHPBS LearningMedia - Making Civics Real - Constitutional Convention Workshop (58:20)  - VIEW
• Grades Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Making Civics Real: A Workshop for Teachers (8-part Series) - VIEW and DO

THEME: RED PANDAS

• Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Paws For a Minute - Red Panda (1:00) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-12 - Beardsley Zoo - Red Panda Indoor Cam - VIEW
• Grades PreK-12 - Smithsonian National Zoo - Red Panda -  VIEW and READ
• Grades K-4 - NHPBS LearningMedai - Camp TV - Red Pandas (5:16) - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Red Panda Origins (2:30) - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Red Panda Rescue Mission (3:21) - VIEW
• Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Discover Pandas and More Bears! (9:59) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS WildLife Journal Junior - Ailuridae - Red Panda - READ
• Grades 8-12 - Animal Diversity Web - Red Panda - READ

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 - Puppet Power
Saturday, 9/17 from 7:30-8 am NHPBS EXPLORE
SciGirl Anna and her friends engineer a giant pig puppet, complete with blinking eyes and a twirling tail, for a May Day parade. SciGirls Streaming Video in English and Spanish

THE LATINO EXPERIENCE - Episode One
Saturday, 9/17 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
A little boy tries to help his sickly grandfather. Women grapple with life on the border. Latinx letterpress printers combine art with social practice. A sentimentalist works to fulfill her bucket list. LGBTQ dance couples blaze a trail. THE LATINO EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

THE LATINO EXPERIENCE - Episode Two
Saturday, 9/17 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
A young girl makes an image-altering decision. A Guatemalan truck driver and pastor copes with the pandemic. A mystical mechanic helps a boy fix his mother's car. A pregnant MBA student's due date and exam date conflict, forcing her to make a choice. THE LATINO EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

THE LATINO EXPERIENCE - Episode Three
Saturday, 9/17 from 10-11 pm NH WORLD
An artist longs to paint a hillside community green. A single mother and veteran takes a new job that triggers her PTSD. A woman's deceased parents return to help her during the pandemic. A family grapples with politics during a holiday dinner. THE LATINO EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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