Today is Columbus Day, Indigenous People's Day, World Porridge Day, Hug A Drummer Day, National Cake Decorating Day, National Handbag Day, Squid & Cuttlefish Day, National Metric Day, National Tuxedo Day, World Homeless Day, and World Mental Health Day.
October is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, Health Literacy Month, Pizza Month, National Dessert Month, National AIDS Awareness Month, Country Music Month, LGBT History Month, Bat Appreciation Month, World Animal Month, Bullying Prevention Month, and Raptor Month.
Animal Cam of the Day: Texas State Aquarium Cuttlefish Cam
Dessert of the Day: Pumpkin Spice Cake with Honey Frosting
LGBT History Resource of the Day: Lorraine Hansberry
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Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Drums, Squid and Cuttlefish, nd Indigenous Culture
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THEME: SQUID AND CUTTLEFISH
THEME: INDIGENOUS CULTURE
P.O.V. - Accepted
Monday, 10/10 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
Follow four high school students at a prep school in Louisiana that sends 100% of its grads to college, rocked by scandal as an article exposes the controversial methods of its dynamic founder - and the fiction of higher education's promise. P.O.V. Streaming Video
NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER - The Roots
Monday, 10/10 from 12-1 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Hip Hop legends The Roots give an electrifying performance during their residency at the Kennedy Center. Beyond the stage, the band endeavors to inspire others and explore the depths of their creative potential. NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER Streaming Video
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE - Lionel Ritchie
Monday, 10/10 from 1-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, a PBS music special, honors singer-songwriter Lionel Richie, as he receives the distinguished honor from the Library of Congress. GERSHWIN PRIZE Streaming Video
DAVID HOLT'S STATE OF MUSIC - John Doyle, Andrew Finn Magil, Will McMorran
Monday, 10/10from 3-3:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Celtic folk music thrives in America as well as on its home turf. David visits with masters of Celtic music John Doyle, Will MacMorran, and Andrew Finn Magill. DAVID HOLT'S STATE OF MUSIC Streaming Video
AMERIAN MASTERS - Loretta Lynn
Monday, 10/10 from 3:30-5:30 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Inducted into more music Halls of Fame than any female singer to date, Loretta Lynn has earned four Grammy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and sold more than 45 million records worldwide. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video
RIVERS OF LIFE - Danube
Monday, 10/10 from 8-9 am NH WORLD
Europe's mighty and majestic Danube, full of glorious riches and magical surprises, is the world's most international river. See how its epic journey is like no other - featuring stunning secret tributaries, baby turtles, and a waterfall-riding kayaker. RIVERS OF LIFE Streaming Video
THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST - Tempest-Tossed (1942- )
Monday, 10/10 from 9-11:30 am NH WORLD
A group of dedicated government officials fights red tape to support rescue operations. As the Allies liberate German camps, the public sees for the first time the sheer scale of the Holocaust and begins to reckon with its reverberations. THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST Streaming Video
FIRST CIVILIZATIONS - War
Monday, 10/10 from 2-3 pm NH WORLD
Examine the process of "destructive creation"-the idea that fear, rivalry, and conflict strengthen community bonds while stimulating an arms race of technological progress. The result is civilization. Ancient Mesoamerica exemplifies this development. FIRST CIVILIZATIONS Streaming Video
FIRST CIVILIZATIONS - Religion
Monday, 10/10 from 3-4 pm NH WORLD
Discover the secret to the stability and cohesion of Ancient Egypt-religion. When people share a core set of beliefs, they are more likely to identify as one. That was true for the first civilizations and it's just as true today. dFIRST CIVILIZATIONS Streaming Video
MARIPOSAS DEL CAMPO
Monday, 10/10 from 7:30-9 pm NH WORLD
Indigenous teenagers from Mexico strive to change their families' destinies in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California. Through a stormy year of sanctioned racism and anti-immigrant policies, their journeys are captured with help from their own videos as they navigate cultural identity, parental expectations, economic challenges, and the justice needs of their migrant farmworker community.
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