Uranus and Friday the 13 - March 13

SIDEWAYS PLANET LEARNING

Friday, March 13, 2026

Today is Friday the 13th, Donald Duck Day, Earmuff Day, Ken Day, National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day, National Preschooler's Day, and World Sleep Day.

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

AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE

1781 – German astronomer William Herschel discovers Uranus.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Uranus and Friday the 13th

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 Video - Crash Course Astronomy - Uranus & Neptune (12:15) - VIEW

THEME: Friday the 13th

Grades PreK-1 - Peg + Cat - Friday the 13th (1:19) - VIEW
Grades 2-6 - National Geographic Kids - Myth Busted: Friday the 13th - READ
Grades 5-12 - PBS NewsHour - It's Friday the 13th - READ
Grades 7-12 - NPR - All Things Considered - Is Friday the 13th a lucky day for horror movie releases? - LISTEN

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