Veterans Day - November 11
Honoring Our Veterans
Monday, November 11, 2024
Today is Armistice Day, Origami Day, Veterans Day, National Sundae Day, and Metal (Music) Day.
Native American Heritage Month Resource - Connecting Our Generations: Voices of Native Veterans
Drum Month Resource of the Day - Jazz Drummer Learns Japanese Taiko Drumming
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: VETERANS DAY
- 1620 - The Mayflower Compact is signed.
- 1864 - Union troops under General Sherman begin burning Atlanta.
- 1889 - Washington is admitted as the 42nd state.
- 1918 - Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies.
- 1928 - The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
- 1821 - Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 1885 - General George S. Patton
- 1904 - Lawyer and spy for Russia Alger Hiss
- 1915 - Economist Anna Schwartz
- 1922 - Author Kurt Vonnegut
- 1928 - Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes
- 1974 - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio
- Sammy Hager - Remember the Heroes - LISTEN
- Heart - Dear Old America - LISTEN
- Toby Keith - American Soldier - LISTEN
- John Prine - Sam Stone - LISTEN
- Trace Adkins - Still a Soldier - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Sesame Street - Veterans Day Parade of Pride Printable - PRINT and DO
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Sesame Street for Military Families - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades PreK-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Soldiers, Veterans, and War in American Life Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades K-4 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - Veterans Day (1:08) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS NewsHour - Veteran’s Day - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Vietnam Veterans Memorial (49:48) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Photos Capture Collision of Military and Civilian Life (5:04) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12- PBS LearningMedia - Veterans' Stories: The Veterans History Project Collection - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Veterans Coming Home Series - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Local, USA - Veterans Coming Home - Health (27:59) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Local, USA - Veterans Coming Home - Careers (27:55) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Independent Lens - Young Veteran Couple Attend College While Stealth Camping (6:00) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Windows to the Wild - Walking Off the War (26:46) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - American Veteran Series -VIEW
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