Monkeys - May 16

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Today is Preakness, National River Cleanup Day, Biographer's Day, Armed Forces Day, National Learn to Swim Day, International Pickle Day, Sea Monkey Day, and Nickel Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day
Today's Theme: Monkeys

 AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE

• 1771 – Battle of Alamance between local militia and a group of rebels occurs in North Carolina.
• 1777 – Button Gwinnett, signer of the Declaration of Independence, was killed in a duel.

ON THIS DATE

• 1866 -  The U.S. Congress establishes the nickel.
• 1874 - A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys four villages and kills 139 people.
• 1918 - Congress passes the Sedition Act of 1918.
• 1929 - The first Academy Awards ceremony takes place in Hollywood.
• 1966 - Bob Dylan's album "Blonde on Blonde" is released.
• 1966 - The Beach Boys' album "Pet Sounds" is released.
• 1990 - "Muppets" creator Jim Henson dies at age 53.
• 1991 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
• 2005 - Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1718 - Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi
• 1804 - Educator and founder of the first kindergarten, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
• 1905 - Actor Henry Fonda
• 1906 - German author and illustrator, and co-creator of Curious George, Margret Rey
• 1912 - Author Studs Terkel
• 1955 - Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut
• 1957 - Runner Joan Benoit
• 1966- Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna - LISTEN
• The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice  - LISTEN
• Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation - LISTEN
• The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville - LISTEN
• Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - LISTEN
• Arlo Guthrie - Motorcycle Song ( I Don't Want a Pickle) - LISTEN

POEM OF THE DAY
Nancy Campbell - The Monkey

THEME:  Monkeys

• Grades PreK-2 - Curious George  - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades PreK-12 - Detroit Zoo - Live Japanese Macaque Cam - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Monkey Babysitter (4:01) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - Wild Kratts - Monkeys of the Mountains (1:35) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkey Nursery (4:03) -  VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkeys: Grooming (2:30) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkey Hierarchy (2:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Snow Monkeys: The Importance of Play (3:44) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nature - Learned Behavior in Capuchin Monkeys (4:25) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Human Spark - Monkey See, Monkey Take (2:28) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - How Do Monkeys Safely Cross the Road? (3:14) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Nature - Meet the World's Smallest Monkey (2:20) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Be Smart - Why Are There Still Monkeys? (1:25) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Hacking Your Mind - What Do People And Monkeys Have In Common? (3:28) - VIEW

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