J.R.R. Tolkien - January 3
Middle Earth Learning in the Shire
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Today is National Drinking Straw Day, National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day, Women Rock! Day, and J.R.R. Tolkien Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: J.R.R. Tolkien
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ON THIS DATE
- 1521 - Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church
- 1749 - Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
- 1777 - General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
- 1861 - Delaware votes not to secede from the United States
- 1959 - Alaska is admitted as the 49th state.
- 1961 - The U.S. severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.
- 1977 - Apple Computer is incorporated.
BIRTHDAYS
- 106 BC - Roman philosopher and politician Cicero
- 1793 - Women's rights activist and abolitionist Lucretia Mott
- 1892 - English writer J.R.R. Tolkien
- 1926 - English music composer and producer George Martin
- 1929 - Italian director Sergio Leone
- 1945 - Singer-songwriter Stephen Stills
- 1946 - English bass player John Paul Jones
Led Zeppelin - The Battle of Evermore - LISTEN- Led Zeppelin - Ramble On - LISTEN
Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes - LISTEN - Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield - LISTEN
- The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket - LISTEN
- Patti Smith - Because the Night - LISTEN
- Heart - Barracuda - LISTEN
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Lord of the Crumbs (5:09) - VIEW
- Grades: 3-12 - BRAINPOP - Educator Resources for J. R. R. Tolkien - VIEW and DO
- Grades: 5-12 - NHPBS VIDEO - Rainbow Readers - Review of the Hobbit (1:03) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Great American Read - George R.R. Martin Discusses Lord of the Rings (4:01) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Lit - The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien (14:17) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 7-12 - ReadWriteThink - Tolkien Resources - DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - J.R.R. Tolkien in Wisconsin (41:48) - VIEW
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