Elizabeth I - January 15

Royal Learning

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Today is National Strawberry Ice Cream Day, National Bagel Day, Wikipedia Day, and National Hat Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Queen Elizabeth I

ON THIS DATE

1559 - Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England.
1759 - The British Museum opens to the public.
1777 - New Connecticut (now Vermont) declares its independence.
1889 - The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta.
1892 - James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
1919 - A wave of molasses is released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, killing 21 and injuring 150.
1943 - The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
1967 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in the first Super Bowl.
2001 - Wikipedia goes online.

BIRTHDAYS

1622 - French playwright Molière
1909 - Jazz drummer Gene Krupa
1929 - Blues guitarist Earl Hooker
1929 - Activist and minister Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
1979 - Quarterback Drew Brees

SONGS OF THE DAY

Benny Goodman Band featuring Gene Krupa - Sing, Sing, Sing - LISTEN
Earl Hooker - Earl's Boogie - LISTEN

THEME: Elizabeth I

Grades 3-5 - UK Historical Association - Queen Elizabeth I Lesson - DO
Grades 3-5 - Crayola - England's Queen Elizabeth I - DO
Grades 3-12 - Brainpop - Educator Resources for Queen Elizabeth I - DO
Grades 5-12 - The Royal Family - Queen Elizabeth I - READ
Grades 5-12 - BBC TEACH - Elizabeth I: Troubled Child to Beloved Queen - READ
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Queen Elizabeth's Secret Agents Series - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Queen Elizabeth I's Speech at Tilbury (3:00) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Queen Elizabeth I's Encounter with the Count of Feria (2:46) - VIEW
Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Queen Elizabeth Chooses Her Successor (2:11) - VIEW
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen (54:05) - VIEW
Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Lucy Worsely's Royal Myths and Secrets - A Royal Makeover (3:12) - VIEW
Grades 9-12 - ReadWriteThink - Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments: Queen Elizabeth I’s Speech to the Troops at Tilbury, 1588 - READ and DO
Grades 9-12 - Royal Museum Greenwich - Queen Elizabeth I’s Speech to the Troops at Tilbury (1:02) - VIEW, and READ
Grades 9-12 - Royal Museum Greenwich - Queen Elizabeth Facts and Myths - VIEW and READ

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