India - December 30
Learning Around the World
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute and Bicarbonate of Soda Day (Baking Soda), Bacon Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: INDIA
ON THIS DATE
- 1903 - A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago kills at least 605
- 1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed.
- 2006 - Former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is executed.
BIRTHDAYS
- 1865 - English author Rudyard Kipling
- 1873 - Politician Al Smith
- 1928 - Musician Bo Diddley
- 1942 - Singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith
- 1945 - Singer and actor Davy Jones
- 1946 - Singer-songwriter and poet Patti Smith
- 1947 - English singer-songwriter Jeff Lynne
- 1975 - Golfer Tiger Woods
- 1984 - Basketball player LeBron James
The Beatles - Back in the USSR - LISTEN- Mike Nesmith - Different Drum - LISTEN
- The Monkees - Daydream Believer - LISTEN
- Patti Smith - Because the Night - LISTEN
- Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky - LISTEN
- Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - Let's Go Luna! - Luna Sings about the Holi Festival (1:20) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Let's Go Luna! -Carmen and Andy Watch a Kathputli Puppet Show (3:09) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Indian Mongoose (1:08) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia -Time For School - India: Neeraj (3:44) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Civilizations - The India – Great Britain Encounter (5:00) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Music Arts Toolkit - Northern India: Hindustani Style (7:19) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - The Story of India Series - READ and DO
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Finding your Roots - The Partition of India (3:58) - VIEW and DO
- Grade 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - India-Pakistan: History through Cricket (2:41) - VIEW and DO
- Grade 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Ethical Considerations in Wildlife Conservation: Asiatic Lions in India (4:59) - VIEW
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