Susan B. Anthony and Hippos - February 15

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Today is Susan B. Anthony Day, National Gum Drop Day, and World Hippo Day.

Black History Month Resource of the Day:  Alice Coachman

• National Women's History Museum: Alice Coachman
• Olympic Games: Alice Coachman, the First Woman of Colour to win Athletics Gold

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Susan B. Anthony and Hippos
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ON THIS DATE

• 1879 - President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
• 1898 - The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274 and leading the U.S. to declare war on Spain.
• 1965 - A red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada.
• 1972 - Sound recordings are granted copyright protection.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1654 - Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei
• 1820 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony
• 1928 - Children's author and illustrator of the Clifford series,Norman Bridwell
• 1948 - Cartoonist and graphic novelist Art Spiegelman
• 1954 - Animator and producer Matt Groening

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Gayla Peevy - I Want  Hippopotums for Christmas - LISTEN

THEME:  Susan B, Anthony

• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - She Inspires - Susan B. Anthony (1:06) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Not For Ourselves Alone - Susan B. Anthony: Early Life (3:39) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Not For Ourselves Alone - Susan B. Anthony’s Genius (5:56) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Not For Ourselves Alone - Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s and Susan B. Anthony’s Partnership (3:39) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (Full Series) - VIEW

THEME:  Hippos

• Grades K-12 - San Diego Zoo - Hippo Cam -VIEW
• Grades K-12 - Memphis Zoo - Hippo Cam - VIEW
• Grades 1-5 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - Beware of Hippo! (2:09) - VIEW
• Grades 3-4 - PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures -Hippo's Home Turf (1:57) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-4- PBS LearningMedia - Kratts Creatures - Water Walking With a Hippo (2:11) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Junior - Hippopotamidae - hippopotamuses - READ
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Hippos: Africa's River Giants (53:14) -  VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Hippos: Africa's River Giants - Hippos Battle Lions and Hyenas Over Carcass (2:58) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Hippos: Africa's River Giants - Hippos Fight Over Territory (2:17) -  VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Hippos: Africa's River Giants - Hippos Fight Off Hungry Birds (3:01) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Watch a Protective Mother Hippo Guard Her Baby (3:02) -  VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Inside NATURE– Hippos: Africa's River Giants (7:27) - VIEW 
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Wild Metropolis– Hippos Travel Into Town for an Easy Meal (1:30) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE - The Academy for Science and Design v. Manchester Central
Thursday, 2/15 from 7-7:30 pm NHPBS
The Academy for Science and Design goes head-to-head with Manchester Central in game two in round one of the new season of GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE. GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Streaming Video

TREASURES WITH BETTANY HUGHES - Treasures of Istanbul
Thursday, 2/15 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Bettany is allowed to enter digs at Besiktas Metro Station, where a multi-layered site has revealed information on Istanbul's original inhabitants. She explores the Hagia Sophia and visits the Basilica Cistern and Topkapi Palace. TREASURES WITH BETTANY HUGHES Streaming Video

TREASURES WITH BETTANY HUGHES - Treasures of Arabia
Thursday, 2/15 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
The magical landscape of the Arabian Peninsula, featuring stunning weathered rocks and deep desert sands, was once the frontier of mighty empires. Bettany discovers messages from the past all around her, from rock etchings from ancient inhabitants to other markings that lead to the present day. TREASURES WITH BETTANY HUGHES Streaming Video

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EYES ON THE PRIZE - Mississippi: Is This Americs? (1961-1963)
Thursday, 2/15 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Mississippi's civil rights movement becomes an American concern when students travel south to help register black voters and three of them are murdered. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenges the regular delegation at the convention. EYES ON THE PRIZE Streaming Video

EYES ON THE PRIZE - Bridge To Freedom (1965)
Thursday, 2/15 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
A decade of lessons is applied in the climactic and bloody march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. A major victory is won when the federal Voting Rights Bill passes, but civil rights leaders know they have new challenges ahead. EYES ON THE PRIZE Streaming Video

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Director of Communications
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