J.R.R. Tolkien - March 25

Monday, March 25, 2024

Today is Greek Independence Day, Waffle Day, Pecan Day, Seward's Day, and Tolkien Reading Day.

Women's History Month Resource of the Day: American Masters - Searching for Augusta Savage

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: J.R.R. Tolkien
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ON THIS DATE

• 1306 - Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots.
• 1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
• 1655 - Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
• 1911 - In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers. (American Experience - Triangle Fire Resources)
• 1931 - The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
• 1957 - United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.
• 1965 - Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led 25,000 marchers to the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1745 - Naval officer and "Father of the American Navy" John Barry
• 1826 - Women's rights advocate Matilda Gage
• 1867 - Cellist and conductor Arturo Toscanini
• 1881 - Hungarian pianist and composer Béla Bartók
• 1925 - Writer Flannery O'Connor (American Masters - Flannery)
• 1928 - Astronaut Jim Lovell
• 1934 - Feminist Gloria Steinem  (PBS Newshour Story)
• 1942 - Singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin
  
• 1947 - Singer-songwriter Elton John
• 1965 - Actor Sarah Jessica Parker
• 1967 - Skater and physician Debi Thomas
• 1971 - Basketball player and coach Sheryl Swoopes
• 1982 - Racecar driver Danica Patrick

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Led Zeppelin -  The Battle of Evermore - LISTEN
• Led Zeppelin - Ramble On - LISTEN
• Arturo Toscanini - Conducting Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries - LISTEN
• Aretha Franklin - Say a Little Prayer - LISTEN
• Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - LISTEN
  

THEME:  JRR Tolkien

• Grades: 3-12 - BRAINPOP - Educator Resources for J. R. R. Tolkien - VIEW and DO
• Grades: 5-12 - NHPBS VIDEO - Rainbow Readers - Review of the Hobbit (1:03) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The Great American Read - George R.R. Martin Discusses Lord of the Rings (4:01) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - It's Lit - The Constructed Languages of J.R.R. Tolkien (14:17) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - ReadWriteThink - Tolkien Resources - DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - University Place - J.R.R. Tolkien in Wisconsin (41:48) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

INDEPENDENT LENS - Greener Pastures
Monday, 3/25 from 10 pm-12 am NHPBS
Follow the people dealing with economic uncertainty and the healthcare crisis in rural America. Learn about the mental health and isolation of Midwestern farmers and the Appalachian communities left with limited or no access to healthcare. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

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

GREAT PERFORMANCES - Merry Wives
Monday, 3/25 from 12-2 pm NH EXPLORE
Experience Shakespeare's comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park set in South Harlem telling the story of the trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him in a celebration of Black joy, laughter, and vitality. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video

AMERICAN MASTERS - Roberta
Monday, 3/25 from 2-3 pm NH EXPLORE
Follow the music icon from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom. From "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to "Killing Me Softly," Flack's virtuosity was inseparable from her commitment to civil rights. AMERICAN MASTERS Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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