Uranus - March 13

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Today is Donald Duck Day, Earmuff Day, Ken Day, and Jewel Day.

Women's History Month Resource of the Day: Dragonfly TV - Dr. Marianne Takamiya: Glactic Astronomer

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

• 1781 - The planet Uranus is discovered by Sir William Herschel.
• 1868 - The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson begins in the Senate
•  1930 - The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
• 2020 - Breonna Taylor is killed when police forcibly entered her home in Louisville, Kentucky.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1855 - Astronomer and mathematician Percival Lowell
• 1916 - Politician and diplomat Lindy Boggs
• 1921 - Cartoonist Al Jaffee
• 1931 - Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka
• 1947 - Race car driver Lyn St. James
• 1950 - Actor  William H. Macy
• 1972 - Rapper Common

SONGS OF THE DAY 

Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up is Hard to Do - LISTEN

THEME:  Uranus

• Grades 2-5 - NHPBS Video - Camp TV - Uranus and Neptune (6:11) - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Spot on Science - Uranus Is a Smelly Planet (2:36)  - VIEW
• Grades 3-8 - NASA Space Place - Uranus - READ
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Uranus: Five Facts About the Tilted Planet (1:11) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NASA SolarSystem Exploration - Uranus - READ and VIEW
• Grades 6-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nova - Uranus, the Sideways Planet (4:09) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Crash Course Astronomy - Uranus & Neptune (12:15) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

NOVA - Hidden Abyss Volcano
Wednesday, 3/13 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the islands of Tonga. Join scientists as they investigate what caused the blast, how it spurred a devastating tsunami, and if another eruption could be imminent. NOVA Streaming Video

NOVA - Arctic Sinkholes
Wednesday, 3/13 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Scientists investigate colossal explosions in Siberia and other evidence that rapidly melting soil in the Arctic is releasing vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. What are the implications for our climate future? NOVA Streaming Video

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

FIRST PEOPLES - Asia
Wednesday, 3/13 from 11 am-12 pm NH EXPLORE
What happened when we expanded out of Africa and into Asia -- where did we go and whom did they meet along the way? The latest evidence suggests we left far earlier than previously thought and interbred with a newly discovered type of ancient human -- the Denisovans. FIRST PEOPLES Streaming Video

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Fly With Me
Wednesday, 3/13 from 1-3 pm NH EXPLORE
Stewardesses, as they were called, took on new frontiers for working women and the constraints of traditional notions of femininity. They were on the frontlines of a battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace. Fly With Me uses firsthand witness accounts, personal stories, and a rich and extensive archive to tell a lively, fun, and important but neglected history of the women who, while flying the world, changed it. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

COMPOSER: AMY BEACH
Wednesday, 3/13 from 3-4 pm NH EXPLORE
Henniker, NH native, Amy Cheney Beach was a child prodigy who would become one of the most respected and accomplished American musical composers of her time. COMPOSER: AMY BEACH Streaming Video

FACING THE LAUGHTER: MINNIE PEARL
Wednesday, 3/13 from 4-5:30 pm NH EXPLORE
Small-town girl Sarah Cannon dreamed of becoming a Shakespearean actress; instead, she became famous as the class-act comedian Minnie Pearl. With her "Howdee" greeting and price tag dangling from her straw hat, this simple character became an icon of country music through radio, live stage performances, and television. FACING THE LAUGHTER: MINNIE PEARL Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

BIRTHING JUSTICE
Wednesday, 3/13 from 7-8:30 pm NH WORLD
Giving birth has turned into a battleground for too many Black women and their babies. Going behind the statistics and beyond grief, Birthing Justice places Black women at the center of the fight to fix a broken system as they transform the future for all women in this country. BIRTHING JUSTICE Streaming Video

P.O.V. - Midwives
Wednesday, 3/13 from 8:30-10 pm NH WORLD
Meet two women running a makeshift clinic in western Myanmar torn apart by ethnic violence. The Buddhist owner helps her apprentice, part of a Muslim minority group denied their basic rights, become a steady health care provider for her people. P.O.V. Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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