Olympics - April 6
Citius, Altius, Fortius Learning
Monday, April 6, 2026
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE
1745 - Birthday of soldier William Dawes, who warned that the British were coming,
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Olympics
ON THIS DATE
- 1327 - The poet Petrarch first sees his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon.
- 1808 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company.
- 1896 - The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
- 1909 - Explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson reach the North Pole.
- 1917 - The United States declares war on Germany.
- 1973 - The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
- 1983 - Interior Secretary James Watt bans the Beach Boys from the 4th of July celebration on the Washington Mall, saying rock 'n' roll bands attract the "wrong element."
- 2004 - The University of Connecticut became the first school to win the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball titles in the same season.
- 1135 - Spanish Jewish philosopher Maimonides
- 1483 - Italian painter Raphael
- 1671 - French poet and playwright Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
- 1860 - French jeweler Rene Lalique
- 1928 - Biologist James Watson
- 1929 - Pianist, composer, and conductor André Previn
- 1937 - Actor Billy Dee Williams
- 1942 - Producer and director Barry Levinson
- 1969 - Actor Paul Rudd
Taking Your Olympic Measure by Alberto Rios
- Grades PreK-2 - Peg + Cat - Animal Winter Olympics (1:50) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-2 - PBS Parents - Host a Family Olympics - DO
- Grades PreK-3 - Molly of Denali - Native Youth Olympics (2:01) - VIEW
- GGrades K-3 - Odd Squad - O Games (22:32) - VIEW
- Grades 1-5 - Design Squad - Olympic-Themed Sports Equipment - DO
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Thing Explained - The Math of the Winter Olympics (3:49) - VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - Olympics Official Site - READ and VIEW
- Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Move to Include - Special Olympics: Figure Skating (2:06) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Boys of '36: Preparing for the Olympics (2:12) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - The 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany | Teaching with Primary Sources - READ and DO
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