Sloths and Statistics - October 20

Monday, October 20, 2025

Today is Sloth Day, International Chefs Day, World Statistics Day, Suspenders Day, Community Media Day, Multicultural Diversity Day, and Office Chocolate Day.

Wild Animal Month Animal Cam of the Day: Sloth TV
Dessert of the Day: Chocolate Cornflake Bars
LGBT History Month Resource of the Day: Holly Near on the Story Behind "Singing For Our Lives"

 AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE

1774 –  The Continental Association, a nonconsumption and nonimportation agreement against the British Isles and the British West Indies, is adopted by the First Continental Congress.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme:  Sloths and Statistics

ON THIS DATE

• 1803 - The U.S. Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
• 1818 - The Convention of 1818 between the U.S. and the U.K. establishes the 49th parallel as the border between Canada and the U.S.
• 1947 - House Un-American Activities Committee begins an investigation into Communist infiltration of Hollywood.
• 1973 - In what is known as the Saturday Night Massacre,  U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resign after refusing to fire special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox. Cox is later fired by  US Solicitor General Robert Bork.
• 1977 - Lynyrd Skynyrd's lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines are killed in a plane crash near McComb, Mississippi. 

BIRTHDAYS

• 1620 - Dutch painter Aelbert Cuyp
• 1632 - English architect Christopher Wren
• 1859 - Philosopher and psychologist John Dewey
• 1874 - Composer Charles Ives
• 1882 - Actor Bela Lugosi
• 1885 - Pianist, bandleader, and composer Jelly Roll Morton
• 1931 - Baseball player Mickey Mantle
• 1940 - Poet Robert Pinsky
• 1950 - Musician Tom Petty
• 1964 - Vice President Kamala Harris
• 1971 - Rapper Snoop Dogg

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down - LISTEN
• Jelly Roll Morton - Hesitation Blues - LISTEN
• Charles Ives - Central Park in the Dark - LISTEN
• Migos, KAROL G, Snoop Dogg & Rock Mafia – My Family  - LISTEN

THEME: SLOTHS

• PreK-K - PBS LearningMedia - Camp TV - Be Like a Sloth (6:36) - VIEW and DO
• PreK-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Paws for a Minute - Linne’s Two-Toed Sloth (1:00) - VIEW and DO
  
• Grades K-3 - Wild Kratts - Sloth Creature Power (1:43) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Pilosa - Anteaters, Sloths - READ
• Grades 3-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Sloths in their Ecosystem (3:05) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - The Scientific Method: Sloth Sleep Study (8:12) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature -The Pygmy Sloth: A Specialized Species (2:24)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - How Sloths Went From the Seas to the Trees (11:44) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Citizen Sloth Patrol to the Rescue (2:45) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Baby Pygmy Sloth Clings to Mom (2:51) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Three-toed Sloth: The Slowest Mammal On Earth (1:55)  - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - 'Spy Sloth' Meets Real Sloths (1:30) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gross Science - Poop-Eating Sloth Moths (2:15) - VIEW 

THEME:  STATISTICS

• Grades 5-7 Professional Development - PBS LearningMedia - Statistics: Whirlybirds (19:33) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - Learner.org - Against All Odds: Inside Statistics - 36-part series - VIEW

Watch 

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NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER - Embracing Duality: Modern Indigenous Culture
Friday, 10/20 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
In bridging traditions from past to present, this episode explores the subtle and complex representation of the contemporary Indigenous experience. Featuring special performances and interviews by two-spirit writer and interdisciplinary artist Ty Defoe, Native & African-American singer-songwriter Martha Redbone, and electronic music duo The Halluci Nation. NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER Streaming Video

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BUFFALO SOLDIERS: FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS
Friday, 10/20 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Explore the complex history of Black Americans who enlisted in the U. S. military as a path to citizenship, a livelihood, and greater respect, and how they fought in military conflicts abroad and civil rights struggles at home. BUFFALO SOLDIERS Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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