Ancient Egypt - May 9
Learning a Mummy Could Love
Friday, May 9, 2025
Today is Hurrah For Buttons Day, Childcare Provider Day, National Sleepover Day, Tear the Tags Off of the Mattress Day, Butterscotch Brownie Day, and Lost Sock Memorial Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: Ancient Egypt
ON THIS DATE
- 1955 - West Germany joins NATO.
- 2017 - President Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey.
- 1800 - Abolitionist John Brown
- 1860 - Scottish novelist and Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie
- 1874 - English archaeologist Howard Carter
- 1906 - Librarian, author, and illustrator Eleanor Estes
- 1914 - Country music singer-songwriter Hank Snow
- 1918 - Journalist Mike Wallace
- 1938 - U.S. Poet Laureate and NH resident Charles Simic
- 1940 - Director and producer James L. Brooks
- 1949 - Singer-songwriter Billy Joel
- Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire - LISTEN
- Steve Martin - King Tut - LISTEN
- The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian - LISTEN
- Pete Seeger - John Brown's Body - LISTEN
ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY
A Celebration of the AA and NHPI Community
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Bert and Ernie in a Pyramid (4:55) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-3 - Let's Go Luna - Magic Globe Teaches Egyptian Arabic (1:54) - VIEW
- Grades 1-5 - Cyberchase - Clock Like an Egyptian (11:30) - VIEW
- Grades 2-6 - British Museum - Ancient Egypt - EXPLORE, READ, DO
- Grades 3-12 - Smithsonian - Ancient Egypt - EXPLORE
- Grades 6-12 - PBS Learning Media - Egypt's Treasure Guardians (55:45) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - How The Pyramids Were Built (5:41) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Who Built the Pyramids (4:47) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nova - Decoding the Great Pyramid (53:10) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Secrets of the Dead - Sacred Crocodile Mummies Reveal the Climate of Ancient Egypt (3:00) - VIEW
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