The Lincoln Memorial and NH Sculptor Daniel Chester French and Creativity - May 30

Friday, May 30, 2025

Today is Mint Julep Day, National Creativity Day, and World MS Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: The Lincoln Memorial and NH Sculptor Daniel Chester French and Creativity

ON THIS DATE

• 1431 - Joan of Arc was burned at the stake as a heretic.
• 1539 - Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto lands in Florida.
• 1911 - Ray Harroun wins the first Indianapolis 500.
• 1922 - The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1896 - Director Howard Hawks
• 1908 - Voice actor Mel Blanc
• 1909- Bandleader, clarinetist, and songwriter Benny Goodman
• 1964 - Singer-songwriter Wynonna Judd
• 1971 - Singer and actor Idina Menzel
• 1972 - Baseball player Manny Ramirez

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Benny Goodman Band - Sing, Sing, Sing - LISTEN
• The Judds - Why Not Me - LISTEN
• Idina Menzel - Defying Gravity - LISTEN

THEME: The Lincoln Memorial and NH Sculptor Daniel Chester French

• Grades 3-12 - National Park Service - The Lincoln Memorial - READ
• Grades 4-12 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - Daniel Chester French - VIEW and READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Tuck's Gift: Donna Hassler on the Lincoln Memorial (1:05) - VIEW

THEME: Creativity

• Grades 3-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Creative Corner Collection -VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Braincraft - The Secret to Creativity (4:55) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Braincraft - 3 Surprising Creativity Tests (9:07) - VIEW

Pressroom Contact

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