Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Franklin Pierce, and the Fibonacci Sequence - November 23

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Today is Doctor Who Day, Fibonacci Day, National Cashew Day, National Jukebox Day, and National Espresso Day.

Native American Heritage Month Resource - Native America - The Comanche and the Horse

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Thanksgiving, Turkeys, Franklin Pierce and the Fibonacci Sequence 
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ON THIS DATE

• 534 BC - Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage.
• 1889 - The jukebox is rolled out at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
• 1963 - The BBC broadcasts An Unearthly Child, the first episode of Doctor Who.
• 1992 - The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas.
• 2005 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf becomes the first woman to lead an African country when she is elected president of Liberia.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1616 - English mathematician John Wallis
• 1804 - 14th President and Hillsboro, NH native Franklin Pierce
• 1859 - Gunfighter Billy The Kid
• 1887 - English actor Boris Karloff
• 1888 - Actor Harpo Marx
• 1892 - French fashion and stage designer Erte
• 1940 - Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant
• 1950 - Politician Chuck Schumer
• 1992 - Singer Miley Cyrus

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Foreigner - Juke Box Hero - LISTEN
• Alan Jackson - Don't Rock the Jukebox - LISTEN
• Joan Jett - I Love Rock and Roll - LISTEN
• Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy the Kid - LISTEN
  
• Chris LeDoux - Billy the Kid - LISTEN
• Miley Cyrus - Jolene - LISTEN
• Harpo Marx - A Night in Casablanca - Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - LISTEN
• Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant - LISTEN
• Adam Sandler - Thanksgiving Song - LISTEN

THEME:  Turkeys

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Do the Turkey Gobble Wobble with Elmo and Abby (1:53) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - T is for Turkey (1:20)  - VIEW
• Grades 3-4 - PBS LearningMedia -Wild Kratts - Secret Turkey Lurk (1:45) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-4 - PBS LearningMedia -Wild Kratts - Activate Turkey Power (2:03) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-4 - PBS LrarningMedia -Wild Kratts - Who Are You Calling Turkey? (2:21)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Phasianidae - Pheasants, Turkeys, Grouse - READ
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS - Wildlife Journal Junior - Tracking Turkeys (7:31) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - When Turkeys Attack (2:35)  - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - My Life as a Turkey  - Turkey's Basic Instinct (Available in Spanish)  (3:27) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - My Life as a Turkey - Turkey Talk (Available in Spanish) (2:38) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - My Life as a Turkey  - An Imprinting Experiment (6:50) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Animal Adaptations: Brush Turkey Mounds (5:18) - VIEW and DO

THEME:  Thanksgiving

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Celebrate Thanksgiving Collection (26:48)  - VIEW
• Grades 2-6 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays -Thanksgiving (Available in Spanish) (0:56) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Library of Congress - Thanksgiving Collection - VIEW and READ
• Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The First Official Thanksgiving Media Gallery - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 5-6 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Pilgrims: Alliance with Massasoit’s People and the First Thanksgiving (5:04)  -  VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A History of Thanksgiving Interactive  Lesson - DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Foods (5:09)  - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Thanksgiving Through the Lens of Native Americans Today: Lesson Plan - VIEW, READ, DO

THEME: Franklin Pierce

• Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia -  60-Second Presidents - Franklin Pierce (1:16) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - National Park Service - Franklin Pierce Homestead - READ
• Grade 6-12 - The White House - Franklin Pierce - READ
• Grades 7-12 - Smithsonian - National Portrait Gallery - Knowing the Presidents: Franklin Pierce - READ and VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - The Washington Post - Presidential Podcast - Franklin Pierce: Rolling off the Tracks (31:00) - LISTEN
• Grades 7-12 - C-SPAN - Life Portrait of Franklin Pierce (2:11:09) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - Library of Congress - Franklin Pierce Resource Guide - READ
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Franklin Pierce Biography - READ
• Grades 9-12 - University of Virginia Miller Center - Franklin Pierce Collection - VIEW and READ

THEME: Fibonacci Sequence 

• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Fibonacci Sequence (1:24) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia  - Nova - Pi and the Fibonacci Sequence (5:34) -VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Sound Field - Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence (10:00) - VIEW, READ, DO

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UKRAINE ATTACKED - 24 HOURS IN TH PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE - Part One
Thursday, 11/23 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the capital Kyiv was predicted to fall within 72 hours. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy risked his own life to stay put and resist, declaring his nation's resolve to defend its right to independence. Based on interviews with Zelenskyy's closest aides, official government releases, and global media reports, we reconstruct the timeline of the critical first 72 hours of the invasion. NATIVE AMERICA Streaming Video

AMERICA REFRAMED - Daughter of a Lost Bird
Thursday, 11/23 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
Kendra, an adult Native adoptee, reconnects with her birth family, discovers her Lummi heritage, and confronts issues of her own identity. Her singular story echoes many affected by U.S. policy towards Indigenous people. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Video

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