Daniel Webster - January 18

New Hampshire Learning

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Today is Thesaurus Day, Winnie the Pooh Day, and Peking Duck Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Daniel Webster

ON THIS DATE

  • 1958 - Willie O'Ree, the first Black NHL  player, makes his debut with the Boston Bruins.
  • 1987 - Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler",  is sentenced to life imprisonment.
  • 1993 - The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is observed in all 50 states for the first time.

BIRTHDAYS 

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia - LISTEN
  • Loggins and Messina - House at Pooh Corner - LISTEN

THEME:  Daniel Webster

  • Grades 7-12 - U.S. Department of State: Office of the Historian - Biographies of the Secretaries of State - Daniel Webster - READ
  • Grades 7-12 - U.S. Senate - Daniel Webster - READ
  • Grades 7-12 - Library of Congress - Daniel Webster: A Resource Guide - EXPLORE
  • Grades 7-12 - C-Span Classroom  - Daniel Webster and American Exceptionalism Lesson Plan - VIEW and DO

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