Eagles and the Summer Solstice - June 20

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Today is the First Day of Summer, American Eagle Day, National Vanilla Milkshake Day, World Refugee Day, Ice Cream Soda Day, and World Productivity Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Ocean/River Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme:  Eagles and the Summer Solstice
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ON THIS DATE

• 1782 - Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
• 1837 - Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
  1840 - Samuel Morse receives a patent for the telegraph.
• 1863 - West Virginia is admitted as the 35th state.
• 1893 - Lizzie Borden is found innocent of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.
• 1943 - Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three days.
• 1967 - Boxer Muhammad Ali is convicted of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted.
• 1975 - The movie Jaws is released.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1819 - German-French composer and cellist Jacques Offenbach
• 1905 - Playwright Lillian Hellman
• 1924 - Musician Chet Atkins
• 1929 - LGBT Rights activist Edith Windsor
• 1931 - Actor Olympia Dukakis
• 1942 - Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson
• 1945 - Canadian singer Anne Murray
• 1946 - TV Host Bob Vila
• 1949 - Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie
• 1967 - Actor Nicole Kidman

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Beachboys - Wouldn't It Be Nice - LISTEN
• Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle - LISTEN
• Jacques Offenbach - La Vie Parisienne - Ouverture - LISTEN
• Chet Atkins - Mr. Sandman - LISTEN
• Lionel Richie - All Night Long - LISTEN
• The Eagles - Desperado - LISTEN
• Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime - LISTEN
• DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime - LISTEN

OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Nature Cat - Motion of the Ocean - VIEW

THEME: EAGLES

• Grades PreK-1- Sesame Street - The National Bird (5:18) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-2 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - If You Were: Bald Eagle (1:14) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-4 - Wild Kratts - Bald Eagle Nest Rescue (2:35) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-4 - Wild Kratts - Wedge-tailed Eagle (0:23) - VIEW
• Grades K-2 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Eagles and Eaglets (26:27) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - NHPBS Wildlife Journal Jr. - Accipitridae - Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Old World Vultures - READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Untamed - Bald Eagles (26:46) - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 6-12  - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nature - American Eagle Hatchling (3:46) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12  - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nature - American Eagle Challenges of Incubation (3:19) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nature - American Eagle Growing Independent (2:41) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia  - Nature - Osprey v. Eagle (2:33) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - QUEST - Cool Critter - Golden Eagles (Available in Spanish) (2:16) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Eagle Power - Eagle Eye Structure and Vision (5:43) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Eagle Power - Flight (5:39)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Nova - Eagle Power - Hunting Prowess and Talons (4:25)  - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Monstrum - Why has the Majestic Griffin Been Forgotten (10:03) - VIEW

THEME: SUMMER SOLSTICE

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Summer Anthem Song (2:53) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Lazy Summer Day (3:28) - VIEW
• Grades K-5 - NHPBS LearningMedia - All About the Holidays - Summer and Winter Solstice (1:24) - VIEW 
• Grades 2-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Science of Summer Collection - VIEW, READ, DO

WATCH

NHPBS - 11.1 Comcast (2/802) More Options

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Casa Susanna 
Thursday, 6/20 from 9-11 pm NHPBS
In the 1950s and 60s, when failure to wear gender-appropriate clothing was illegal across most of the country, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York. Named after its matriarch, Casa Susanna provided community and validation for its guests. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

8 DAYS TO THE MOON AND BACK
Thursday, 6/20 from 2-3:30 pm NH WORLD
Join Apollo 11 on its historic journey. The film seamlessly blends mission audio featuring conversations between Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins with new footage, NASA archive materials, and stunning CGI to recreate the first moon landing.

AMERICA REFRAMED - Jack & Yaya
Thursday, 6/20 from 7-8:30 pm NH WORLD
From a young age, Yaya and Jack saw each other as they truly were, a girl and a boy, even though most of the world didn't see them that way. As they grew older, they supported each other as they both came out as transgender. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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