Diamonds - January 26

Friday, January 26, 2024

Today is National Peanut Brittle Day, National Pistachio Day, and  Australia Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Diamonds
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ON THIS DATE

• 1561 - The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
• 1837 - Michigan is admitted as the 26th  state.
• 1861 - Louisiana secedes from the Union.
• 1870 - Virginia rejoins the Union.
• 1905 - The world's largest diamond, the Cullinan is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
• 1926 - John Logie Baird conducts the first demonstration of the television.
• 1950 - India becomes a republic.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1880 - General Douglas MacArthur
• 1892 - Black aviator Bessie Coleman
• 1905 - Austrian singer Maria von Trapp
• 1925 - Actor Paul Newman
• 1944 - Activist and author Angela Davis
• 1955 - Guitarist Eddie Van Halen
• 1958 - Singer Anita Baker
• 1958 - Talk show host and actor Ellen DeGeneres
• 1961 - Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - LISTEN
• Marilyn Monroe - Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend - LISTEN
• Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - LISTEN
• Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got - LISTEN
• Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen Eruption Guitar Solo LISTEN
• Maria von Trapp Teaches Julie Andrews to Yodel - LISTEN

THEME:  Diamonds

• Grades 4-12 - Gem Encyclopedia - Diamonds - READ
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Diamonds Everywhere (Available in Spanish) (1:45) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Aging Diamonds (Available in Spanish) (1:42)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Diamond Formation (Available in Spanish) (0:51)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Treasures of the Earth - Molecular Structures of Diamond and Graphite (2:54) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Why Diamond Light is Beautiful (2:45) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Treasures of the Earth - The Physics of Sparkling Diamonds (2:48) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video- Physics Girl - What is the MAGIC RUSSIAN DIAMOND? (702) - VIEW

WATCH

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PIONEERS OF TELEVISION - Late Night
Thursday, 1/26 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
The contributions of late-night hosts Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, and Jack Paar are featured. Merv Griffin emerges as a key player, Dick Cavett and Arsenio Hall discuss their years in the mix, and Regis Philbin offers revelations about his years as a late-night sidekick to Joey Bishop. Sigourney Weaver offers personal details about her father Pat - the creator of "The Tonight Show. PIONEERS OF TELEVISION Streaming Video

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FIRST CIVILIZATIONS - Trade
Thursday, 1/26 from 3-4 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Examine an ancient civilization unlike any other, that of the Indus Valley. Rather than imposing order through war or religion, it relied on the free flow of trade. The exchange of goods promoted wealth, cooperation and trust. FIRST CIVILIZATIONS Streaming Video

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FACING SUICIDE
Thursday, 1/26 from 2-3:30 pm NH WORLD
Explore the powerful stories of those impacted by suicide-one of America's most urgent health crises-and journey to the front lines of research with scientists whose work is leading to better prevention and treatment. FACING SUICIDE Streaming Video

INDEPENDENT LENS - Try Harder
Thursday, 1/26 from 3:30-5 pm NH WORLD
San Francisco's Lowell High, one of the best public schools in the country, draws high achievers from across the city into a fiercely competitive universe. Follow seniors as the pressure to impress admissions officers at elite universities intensifies. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

OUR KIDS: NARROWING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP - A Breath of Hope
Thursday, 1/26 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Giving hope to the hopeless dominates the stories in Seattle, Washington, and Columbus, Ohio. Among those spotlighted are a program to reform the foster care system, and an organization reuniting children with parents who were incarcerated. Too many poor youth end up in the juvenile justice system. The Echo Glen facility hopes to heal, rather than punish young incarcerated teens. OUR KIDS: NARROWING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP Streaming Video

AMERICA REFRAMED -The Area
Thursday, 1/26 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
When Deborah Payne discovered that her neighborhood was being demolished to make way for a freight yard, she vowed to be "the last house standing." The Area is the five-year odyssey of her South Side Chicago community, where more than 400 Black American families are being displaced. While their neighborhood is literally being torn apart, residents maintain friendships and traditions while fighting for the respect and compensation they deserve. Through their experiences, the film weaves a complex story about the continued expropriation of Black wealth and the strength of local, grassroots resistance. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Video

P.O.V. - Grit
Thursday, 1/26 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
After her town is left submerged by a tsunami of mud, Dian, a politically active teenager, galvanizes her neighbors to demand reparations from the corporate powers accused of one of the largest environmental disasters in recent history. P.O.V. Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

Carla Gordon Russell
Director of Communications
crussell@nhpbs.org
(603) 868-4339