Sloths and Statistics - October 20

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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

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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

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