Ronald Reagan - February 6

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

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Black History Month Resource of the Day: Richard Allen

• Africans in America - Richard Allen
• God in America - People & Ideas: Richard Allen
• National Archives - Richard Allen and the Origins of the AME Church

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

• 1933 - The start of presidential and congressional terms move from March to January as the 20th Amendment to the Constitution goes into effect.
• 1952 -  Britain's King George VI dies and is succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II.
• 1978 - The Blizzard of 1978 hits New England.
• 1988 - Michael Jordan makes a legendary and icon-making slam dunk after taking off from the free-throw line.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1756 - Politician Aaron Burr
• 1895 - Baseball player Babe Ruth
• 1911- President Ronald Reagan
• 1913 - British paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey
• 1945 - Jamaican musician  Bob Marley

SONGS OF THE DAY 

Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up - LISTEN

THEME:  Ronald Reagan

• Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia - 60 Second Presidents - Ronald Reagan (1:18) - VIEW, READ,  DO
  
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - Nancy Reagan's Legacy: Devoted Wife, Caregiver, Political Partner (11:40) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan - Ending the Cold War (2:38) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan - Reagan's Age (2:05) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan - Arms for Hostages (2:01) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan - President Reagan and the Global Fight Against Communism (2:34) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan - Restoring Trust (2:06) - VIEW
  
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan: Primary Resources:  Economic Recovery Program - READ
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Acceptance of the Republican Nomination for President - READ
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan: Primary Resources: Reagan's First Inaugural Address, 1981 - READ
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan: Primary Resources: Reagan's Second Inaugural Address, 1985 - READ
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reagan: Primary Resources:  Reagan's Farewell Speech - READ
• Grades 9-12 - American Experience - George H.W. Bush - Bush vs. Reagan (1:05) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS VIDEO - Blank on Blank - Ronald Reagan on Making America Great Again (5:55) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 -  NHPBS VIDEO - PBS NewsHour - New Debate Over Ronald Reagan's Complicated Legacy on Race (7:53) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS VIDEO - American Experience - The Presidents: Reagan - Chapter One (10:38)  - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

AMERICAN MASTERS - How It Feels to Be Free
Tuesday, 2/06 from 9-11 pm NHPBS
Explore the lives and trailblazing careers of iconic African American entertainers Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson, and Pam Grier, who changed American culture through their films, fashion, music, and politics. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video

NH EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options

P.O.V. - The Mole Agent
Tuesday, 2/06 from 1-2:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Follow a private investigator hired to go undercover inside a nursing home as he struggles to balance his assignment with his increasing involvement in the lives of other residents. P.O.V. Streaming Video

LITTLE WOMEN ON MASTERPIECE - Part Three
Tuesday, 2/06 from 5:02-6 pm NH EXPLORE
The March family fears the worst when Mr. March falls ill. As circumstances change for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, the family must come together to face their most difficult challenge yet. LITTLE WOMEN Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 Comcast (956) More Options

NOVA - Hindenburg: The New Evidence
Tuesday, 2/06 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
80 years after the world's largest airship ignited in a giant fireball, newly discovered footage sparks a reinvestigation of what exactly caused the Hindenburg disaster. NOVA Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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