Theodore Roosevelt - October 27

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Monday, October 27, 2025

Today is Cranky Co-workers Day, National Potato Day, Navy Day, Sylvia Plath Day, and American Beer Day.

Animal Cam of the Day: Zoo Miami Meerkat Cam
Dessert of the Day: Pretzel Monster Fingers
LGBT History Resource of the Day: How Stonewall Rioters Turned the Tables on New York Police
Scary Resource of the Day: The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’

AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE

1775 - King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.

1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers is published.

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Theodore Roosevelt

ON THIS DATE

1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers is published.
1978 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin win the Nobel Peace Prize.
2004 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
2018 - A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 and injuring 6.

BIRTHDAYS

1744 - English artist Mary Moser
1782 - Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini
1858 - 26th President of the U.S. Theodore Roosevelt
1913 - Anthropologist and historian Joe Medicine Crow
1914 - Poet Dylan Thomas
1923 - Artist Roy Lichtenstein
1932 - Poet Sylvia Plath
1939 - English actor John Cleese
1940 - Mob boss John Gotti

SONGS OF THE DAY

Niccolò Paganini - Caprice No. 24 performed by 12 violinists - LISTEN

THEME: THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Grades 1-2 - PBS LearningMedia - Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Theodore Roosevelt Reader - READ and DO
Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - 60-Second Presidents - Theodore Roosevelt (1:26) - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The National Parks - A Campfire Conversation (4:01) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Rough Riders during World War I (3:45) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt Wins the Nobel Peace Prize (3:49) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt’s “Bull Moose Party” and the 1912 Election (12:50) - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt and the Western Experience Media Gallery - 9 videos - VIEW and DO
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency Photo Gallery - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Theodore Roosevelt: The Conservationist President (4:01) - VIEW and DO
Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Powers of the Presidency: Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin D. Roosevelt - Media Gallery - 9 videos - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - President Theodore Roosevelt: Foreign Policy Statesman or Bully? - Media Gallery - 7 videos - VIEW, READ, DO
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy's Ride to the White House (56:46) - VIEW
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - The Roosevelts - VIEW
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Nine Long Days: TR's Journey to the White House (26:45) - VIEW

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