Candy - December 19

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Today is Holly Day, National Hard Candy Day, National Oatmeal Muffin Day, Regifting Day, and National Emo Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Candy

ON THIS DATE

• 1772 - Benjamin Franklin began publishing "Poor Richard's Almanac."
• 1843 - Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," was first published in Britain.
• 1998 -  President Bill Clinton was impeached on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice

BIRTHDAYS

• 1906 - Russian leader Leonid Brezhnev
• 1915 - French singer Édith Piaf
• 1924 - Actor Cicely Tyson
• 1928 - Children's author Eve Bunting
• 1957 - Basketball player Kevin McHale
• 1980 - Actor Jake Gyllenhaal

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy -  LISTEN
• The Archies - Sugar, Sugar - LISTEN
• Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose - LISTEN
  

THEME:  Candy

• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase -Sharing Halloween Candy (2:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Harry's Job at a Candy Store (3:31) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Sharing Candy among Gargoyles (2:36)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-6 - PBS LearningMedia - Cyberchase - Making Rock Candy (3:32) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS Video - Candy Cane Factory (5:39) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - SciTech Now - How Many Licks Does It Take to Get to the Center of a Lollipop? (26:46) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12- PBS LearningMedia - America Revealed - A Peep for All Seasons (Available in Spanish) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Origin of Everything - Is Poisoned Halloween Candy a Myth? (6:38) - VIEW

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339