Video Games and Marvin Hamlisch - June 2

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Today is National Rotisserie Chicken Day, National Rocky Road Day, and Gun Violence Awareness Day.

June is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month; National Oceans Month; National Rivers Month; and National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Ocean/River Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme:  Video Games
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ON THIS DATE

• 455 - Vandals enter Rome and sack the city.
• 1692 -  Bridget Bishop is the first person tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. She is found guilty and later hanged.
• 1919 - Anarchists set off bombs in eight U.S. cities, including Boston and Newton Massachusetts.
• 1924 - President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act,  granting citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States.
• 1953 -  Queen Elizabeth II is crowned in Westminster Abbey. 
• 1981 - The video game Donkey Kong makes its U.S. debut. 
• 1997 - Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, 

BIRTHDAYS

• 1849 - English author Thomas Hardy 
• 1857 - English composer Sir Edward Elgar 
• 1904 - Swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller
• 1941 - English drummer for the Rolling Stones Charlie Watts
• 1944 - Composer Marvin Hamlisch
• 1953 - Author and academic Cornel West
• 1955 - Actor and comedian Dana Carvey
• 1960 - Racecar driver Kyle Petty
• 1968 - TV host and producer Andy Cohen
• 1977 - Actor Zachary Quinto

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Nimrod  (from "Enigma Variations") by Edward Elgar - LISTEN
• Rolling Stones - Get Off of My Cloud - LISTEN
• Dana Carvey - Choppin' Brocolli - LISTEN
• Marvin Hamlisch - Nobody Does It Better - LISTEN  
  

OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Shed Aquarium - Build a Fish - DO

THEME: Video Games

• Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street Games - DO
• Grades PreK-5 - PBS Kid Games  - DO
• Grades PreK-3 - ODD Squad - ODD Squad Games (1:40) - VIEW
• Grades 2-10 - NHPBS LearningMedia - MIT's Science Out Loud - How to Mke a Video Game (4:29) -  VIEW and DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - SciTech  Now - Careers in Video Game Development (4:43) - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learning Media - Above the Noise - Is Video Game Addiction Real? (6:09) - VIEW, READ and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learning Media - Above the Noise - Are Video Games Really Making Us More Violent? (7:15) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - PBS NewsHour - How Computers Learned to Beat Atari Video Games (3:08) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - The Art Assignment - The Case for Video Games (12:45) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - It's Okay to Be Smart - Is Your Brain Too Old for Video Games? (6:25) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Crash Course: Artificial Intelligence Make an AI That Destroys Video Games (13:05) - VIEW

THEME: Marvin Hamlisch

• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Marvin Hamlisch: Genius At Work (7:20) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Marvin Hamlisch the Performer (1:20) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Marvin Hamlisch and the Yankees (1:43) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Marvin Hamlisch a Mensch (10:04) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - The Sweet Smell of Success (1:47) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Marvin Hamlisch's Parents (1:34) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Marvin Hamlisch Concert Pianist vs. Pop Composer (2:09) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Marvin Hamlisch Leaving Hollywood for Broadway (1:15) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - American Masters - Pianist Kevin Cole Performas a Marvin Meledy (6:48) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - WEDU Arts Plus - 310: Marvin Hamlisch (7:37) - VIEW
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - Artworks - Legends of Broadway (26:47) - VIEW

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

ANCIENT ROADS FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE - Birth of a Faith 
Sunday, 6/02 from 10:30-11:40 am NHPBS
The series begins in Bethlehem and travels throughout the Holy Land. With the Gospels as a guide, host Jonathan Phillips traces the life of Jesus from his birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection. ANCIENT ROADS Streaming Video

ANCIENT ROADS FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE - The Great Missionary 
Sunday, 6/02 from 11:40 am-12:50 pm NHPBS
Meet the man whose transformation is one of the most compelling in history, the Apostle Paul. Journey with Jonathan Phillips as he re-traces Paul's bold quest to bring the Christian message to Asia and Europe, a quest which would see him imprisoned, beaten, and on the brink of death. ANCIENT ROADS Streaming Video

ANCIENT ROADS FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE - Birth of a Faith 
Sunday, 6/02 from 12:50-2 pm NHPBS
Travel with Jonathan Phillips on Paul's third and final missionary journey as the Apostolic Age comes to an end. Witness how the remaining apostles, except for John, are martyred for their unwavering beliefs. In Rome, Paul and the Apostle Peter will both meet their fate at the hands of one of the cruelest tyrants in history. ANCIENT ROADS Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

NATURE - Patrick and the Whale 
Sunday, 6/02 from 8-9:30 pm NH WORLD
For years, Patrick Dykstra has traveled the globe following and diving with whales, learning how whales see, hear, and perceive other creatures in the water. In Dominica, Patrick has a life-changing experience - a close encounter with a sperm whale he names "Delores." Witness Patrick and the whale attempt to communicate with each other in extraordinary footage. NATURE Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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