St. Patrick's Day and Ireland - March 17
Luck of the Irish Learning
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Today is Camp Fire Girls Day, Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, Evacuation Day (Massachusetts), St. Patrick's Day, and Submarine Day.
Women's History Month Resource of the Day: Teaching Women's Suffrage Collection
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: St. Patrick's Day and Ireland
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ON THIS DATE
- 1776 - The British Army evacuates Boston.
- 1941 - The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, D.C.
- 1969 - Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
- 1992 - A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed.
- 1665 - French harpsichord player and composer Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
- 1919 - Singer Nat King Cole
- 1938 - Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev
- 1959 - Basketball player Danny Ainge
- 1964 - Actor Rob Lowe
- 1972 - Soccer player Mia Hamm
- The Dubliners - Molly Malone - LISTEN
- The Dubliners and the Pogues - The Irish Rover - LISTEN
- GENTRI - Danny Boy - LISTEN
Nat King Cole - Unforgettable - LISTEN- Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Sonata #2 in B-flat - LISTEN
THEME: St. Patrick's Day and Ireland
- Grades PreK-2 - PBS Learning Media - KidVision - Irish Dance Academy (8:30) - VIEW and DO
- Grades K-5 - PBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - St. Patrick's Day (1:23) - VIEW
- Grades 1-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Dance Arts Toolkit - Three Irish Dances (5:06) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ireland's Wild Coast - Seabirds in the Summer (8:08) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ireland's Wild Coast - The Castlegregory Dunes (4:42) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ireland's Wild Coast - Lamprey in the Stream (4:22) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ireland's Wild Coast - Offshore Island Exploration (4:29) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ireland's Wild Coast - Humpback Whales Hunting Fish (3:41) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Ireland's Wild Coast - Reflections on the Ocean and Blue Shark (3:52) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Music Arts Toolkit - Ireland: Celtic Born/Celtic Inspired (8:20) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Finding Your Roots - Irish Immigration to the U.S. (6:52) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Samantha Brown's Places to Love - Ireland's Northwest Coast (26:47) - VIEW
- Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - Monstrum - Banshee: Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death (6:39) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - I Am Ireland (56:47) - VIEW
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NATURE - Equus: The Story of the Horse - Origins
Sunday, 3/17 from 7-8 pm NH EXPLORE
Travel around the world with anthropologist Niobe Thompson to uncover the history of mankind's relationship with the horse. Discover the habits and biology of these majestic animals and ride along with the world's last nomadic tribes. NATURE Streaming Video
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