Daniel Webster - January 18

New Hampshire Learning

Saturday, January 18, 2025

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

1779 - English lexicographer and physician Peter Mark Roget
1782 - Politician and NH native Daniel Webster
1889 - English author A. A. Milne
1892 - Actor and comedian Oliver Hardy
1904 - Actor Cary Grant
1955 - Actor Kevin Costner
1980 - Actor Jason Segel

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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