Siege at Wounded Knee - May 8

Learning About Our History

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Today is Free Trade Day, Iris Day, Make a Book Day, National Coconut Cream Pie Day, National Empanada Day, National Give Someone a Cupcake Day, National School Nurse Day, No Socks Day, V-E Day, World Donkey Day, World Ovarian Cancer Day, and World Red Cross Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Wounded Knee

ON THIS DATE

  • Antoine Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, is guillotined during France's Reign of Terror.
  • 1973 - Native American protesters who held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrendered.
  • The album "Let It Be" by the Beatles is released.
  • 1980 - The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.

BIRTHDAYS

SONGS OF THE DAY 

  • The Beatles - Julia - LISTEN
  • Mary Lou Williams - The Man I Love - LISTEN

ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Asian Americans: Early South Asian Immigration

THEME:  Siege At Wounded Knee

    • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee - The History of Wounded Knee (3:16) - VIEW and DO
    • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee - The American Indian Movement and Wounded Knee Collection - VIEW and DO
    • Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee - Calling Attention to Wounded Knee (2:01) - VIEW and DO

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