Rubber - December 29
Learning That Stretches Your Mind
Monday, December 29, 2025
Today is Pepper Pot Day and Tick Tock Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Rubber
AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE
1778 - British forces under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell defeat American forces under Major General Robert Howe and capture the port city of Savannah, Georgia.
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.
- 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 No.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 - 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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