Lions - November 13
Learning That Roars
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Today is Actor's Day, World Kindness Day, Indian Pudding Day, Sadie Hawkins Day, and Symphonic Metal Day.
Native American Heritage Month Resource - Elana Terry - SassSquash Dish
Drum Month Resource of the Day - How to Make a Living as a Drummer
AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE
1775 - Patriot revolutionary forces under General Richard Montgomery occupy Montreal.
1732 - Founding Father John Dickinson was born on this date in 1732. He is known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania.
On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: LIONS
- 1940 - Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia premieres.
- 1956 - The Supreme Court rules in Browder v. Gayle that Alabama laws requiring segregated buses are unconstitutional.
- 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
- 1997 - The Disney musical The Lion King opens on Broadway.
- 354 - Roman theologian Augustine of Hippo (St. Augustine)
- 1715 - German physician Dorothea Erxleben. She was the first woman licensed by a regulating medical body to practice medicine.
- 1732 - Revolutionary leader and founding father John Dickinson
- 1833 - Actor Edwin Booth
- 1850 - Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson
- 1856 - Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
- 1886 - German choreographer and dancer Mary Wigman
- 1934 - Director and producer Garry Marshall
- 1955 - Actor Whoopi Goldberg
The Tokens - In the Jungle - LISTEN- Lion King - The Circle of Life - LISTEN
- Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight - LISTEN
- Grades K-12 - Smithsonian National Zoo - Lion Cam - VIEW
- Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - Lion Families (1:11) - VIEW
- Grades 2-12 - San Diego Zoo - Lions - READ
- Grades 4-12 - Africa Wildlife Foundation - Lions - READ
- Grades 4-9 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Human and Asiatic Lion Interactions in India (10:01) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise: Lion Mystery - (55:11) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise: Battle Lines - (55:11) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Competition between African Wild Dogs and Lions (4:42) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise: Tracking Lion Recovery (8:58) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Lions Return to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park (6:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video -Nature - Are Lions the Most Intelligent Cat? (2:50) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Dogs in the Land of Lions (53:29) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Ethical Considerations in Wildlife Conservation: Asiatic Lions in India (4:59) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise - Tracking Lion Recovery in Gorongosa (8:58) - VIEW
About New Hampshire PBS: New Hampshire PBS inspires, educates and connects all Granite Staters every month—on-air, online, on mobile, in classrooms, and across our communities. From award-winning local and national programs to innovative education and community initiatives, we’re turning stories into action and ideas into impact across the Granite State. Driven by passion. Fueled by you. We are 100% community funded.
###
NHPBS PRESSROOM
Connect: Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • TikTok • nhpbs.org
____________________________________________________________________
DIGITAL | PBS APP | YOUTUBE | NHPBS | EXPLORE | WORLD | CREATE | PBS KIDS | NHK
BROADCAST | NHPBS | EXPLORE | WORLD | CREATE| PBS KIDS
New Hampshire PBS | 268 Mast Road | Durham, NH 03824 | 603.868.1100
11 Durham, 34 Pittsburg, 23 Littleton, 18 Keene, 36 Hanover
Station Management
Peter A. Frid
President & CEO
pfrid@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100
Dawn DeAngelis
Vice President & Chief Content Officer
ddeangelis@nhpbs.org
603-868-1100
Pressroom Contact
Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339