Rubber - December 29
Learning That Stretches Your Mind
Friday, December 29, 2023
Today is Pepper Pot Day, No Interruptions Day, and Tick Tock Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Rubber
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ON THIS DATE
- 1170 - Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II.
- 1845 - The United States annexes the Republic of Texas, and Texas becomes the 28th state.
- 1851 - The first American YMCA opens in Boston.
- 1890 - U.S. troops from the 7th Cavalry Regiment killed over 300 Lakota at Wounded Knee, SD.
- 1916 - Russian monk Gregory Rasputin is murdered by a group of noblemen.
- 1940 - Germany begins dropping bombs on London.
- 2007 - The New England Patriots became the first NFL team in 35 years to finish the regular season undefeated.
BIRTHDAYS
- 1721 - French mistress of Louis XV, Jeanne-Antoinette Pompadour
- 1800 - Inventor Charles Goodyear
- 1808 - 17th president Andrew Johnson
- 1876 - Spanish cellist and conductor Pablo Casals
- 1936 - Actor Mary Tyler Moore
- 1943 - Children's author and illustrator Molly Bang
- 1946 - English singer Marianne Faithfull
- 1946 - Actor Ted Danson
- 1952 - Ballerina Gelsey Kirkland
- 1972 - English actor Jude Law
The Spinners - Rubberband Man - LISTEN Frank Sinatra - High Hopes - LISTEN- Sesame Street - Rubber Duckie - LISTEN
- Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By - LISTEN
- Pablo Casals- Bach Cello Solo Nr.1, BWV 1007 - LISTEN
- Grades 6-8 - PBS Learning Media - Nova - Beyond the Elements: Rubber - Media Resources - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Raw to Ready: Komatsu - Rubber (3:24) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Raw to Ready: Komatsu - Vulcanization (7:16) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Origin of Everything - How Your Rubber Ducky Explains Colonialism (6:49) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Beyond the Elements: Indestructible (57:17) - VIEW
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