Star Wars - May 4
May the Force Be With You Learning
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Today is Anti-Bullying Day, Free Comic Book Day, Star Wars Day, Firefighters' Day, Learn to Ride a Bike Day, Mariachi Day, Auctioneers' Day, Kentucky Derby, Kids Fitness Day, Orange Juice Day, Scrapbooking Day, and Weather Observers Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Today's Theme: Star Wars
ON THIS DATE
- 1776 - Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III
- 1904 - The U.S. begins constructing the Panama Canal.
- 1927 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
- 1953 - Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
- 1959 - The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
1951 - The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. - 1970 - The Ohio National Guard opens fire on a group of anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.
- 1979 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the UK.
- 1826 - Painter Frederic Edwin Church
- 1929 - Actor Audrey Hepburn
- 1979 - Singer Lance Bass
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Ohio - LISTEN
NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye - LISTEN
Audrey Hepburn - Breakfast At Tiffany's - Moon River - LISTEN
Dominico Modugno - Volare - First Song of the Year Grammy Winner - 1958 - LISTEN
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian Americans in Military Service during WWII
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Star S'mores (5:18) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - C3PO and R2D2 Visit Sesame Street (3:00) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Star Wars Song (3:34) - VIEW
- Grades K-12 - NHPBS Video - Detroit Symphony Orchestra Performance of the Theme from Star Wars (4:14) - VIEW
- Grades K-12 - NHPBS Video - A 'May the Fourth' Musical Tribute (1:17) -VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Video - SHANKS FX - Stop-Motion Star Wars (4:04) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBD Video - SHANKS FX - How to Create Star Wars Lightsaber Sound Effects (4:35) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS Space Time - The Real Star Wars (12:38) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - Teaching Star Wars with the NY Times Collection - DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - Star Wars Decoded (5:38) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art of the Star Wars Costumes (27:40) - VIEW
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