Giant Pandas - March 16
Cozy Bear Learning
Monday, March 16, 2026
Today is Black Press Day, Curlew Day, Freedom of Information Day, Goddard Day, Panda Day, and No Selfies Day.
Women's History Month Resource of the Day:
AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE
1751 - Birthday of Founding Father, Father of the Constitution, and 4th president, James Madison.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Giant Pandas
ON THIS DATE
- 1850 - The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is published.
- 1968 - My Lai Massacre is carried out by United States troops in Vietnam, killing hundreds of unarmed citizens.
- 1750 - English astronomer Caroline Herschel
- 1751 - Fourth President of the United States, James Madison
- 1799 - English botanist and photographer Anna Atkins
- 1822 - French painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur
- 1846 - American physician and social reformer Rebecca Cole
- 1916 - Actor Mercedes McCambridge
- 1954 - Singer-songwriter Nancy Wilson
- Graades PreK-1 - PBS Kids - Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood - The Baby Panda at the Zoo (1:58) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-12 - National Zoo - Giant Panda Cam - VIEW
- Grades PreK-12 - iPanda - Multiple Panda Cams from Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China - VIEW
- Grades PreK-12 - Shenshuping Gengda Panda Center - Panda Cams - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - PBS Kids - Wild Kratts - Panda Power Up (26:48) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Panda Count (1:06) - VIEW
- Grades K-4 - Wild Kratts - Panda Rescue (3:19) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - Nature - Giant Pandas - READ and VIEW
- Grades 3-8- PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Wolong's Pandas (3:01) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Nature - Pandas: Born to be Wild - Changing Seasons in the Mountains (4:00) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS NewsHour - Panda News - READ
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Eons - The Fuzzy Origins of the Giant Panda (8:21) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Bamboo Mountain - China's Pandas (5:32) - VIEW and DO
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