Tuna - May 2

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Today is Brothers & Sisters Day, Harry Potter Day, National Day of Prayer, National Fire Day, Play Your Ukulele Day, Truffles Day, World Password Day, World Tuna Day, and Tuba Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Tuna
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ON THIS DATE

• 1611 - The King James Version of the Bible is published 
• 1920 - The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
• 1945 - The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin.
• 2011 - Osama bin Laden is killed by the US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1729 - Catherine the Great of Russia
• 1903 - Pediatrician Benjamin Spock
• 1946 - Singer Lesley Gore
• 1972 - Wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson

SONG OF THE DAY 

• Leslie Gore - It's My Party  - LISTEN
• Hot Tuna - Hesitation Blues - LISTEN

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER RESOURCE OF THE DAY
NHPBS LearningMedia - Asian Americans Collection

THEME:  Tuna

• Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck - Tuna and Avacado Sandwich (5:17) -  VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NOAA - Western Atlantic Bluefish Tuna - READ
• Grades 5-12 - NOAA - Pacific Bluefish Tuna - READ
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Earth a New Wild - Tagging Tuna (2:07)  - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Quest - Tagging Pacific Predators (10:59) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Spinner Dolphins Captured by "Spy Tuna" (2:06) -  VIEW
• Grades 7-12  - NHPBS Video -  Windows to the Wild - Tagging Tuna (26:52)  - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Chicago Stories - How Do You Get a Story Out of a Can of Tuna? (3:17) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE - Merrimack High vs Trinity High
Thursday, 5/2 from 7-7:30 pm NHPBS
It's the first game of the Granite State Challenge semifinals! Defending champ Merrimack High faces up-and-comer Trinity High. GRANITE STATE CHALLENGE Streaming Video

PBS ARTS TALK - Rhiannon Giddons with Brian Stokes Midden
Thursday, 5/2 from 10:30-11 pm NHPBS
Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens and Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell sit down for a candid discussion about theater and music. PBS ARTS TALK Streaming Video

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

HACKING YOUR MIND - Living On Autopilot
Thursday, 5/2 from 3-4 pm NH EXPLORE
Take a trip around the world to discover how you go through life on auto-pilot, and get an auto-pilot owner's manual. HACKING YOUR MIND - Living On Autopilot Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

BEHIND THE STRINGS
Thursday, 5/2 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
When Mao's Cultural Revolution ended, China's door cracked open. Four young, classical musicians seized the opportunity to flee to the West as Western Classical music was banned. The Quartet began a lifetime adventure - studying with great masters, attending Juilliard, and performing at major music festivals and best classical music venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Kennedy Center. BEHIND THE STRINGS Web Site

AMERICA REFRAMED - Chinatown Rising
Thursday, 5/2 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
A chronicle of the battles for social justice in the historic San Francisco neighborhood told through rare archival footage, photos, and interviews of the community's leaders and activists from the 1960s. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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