John Paul Jones, Marc Chagall, Frida Khalo, and George W. Bush - July 6

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Today is Fried Chicken Day, Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day, and World Kissing Day.

Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
National Park Month Resource of the Day
Ice Cream Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: John Paul Jones, Marc Chagall, Frida Kahlo, and George W. Bush
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ON THIS DATE

• 1777 -  British General John Burgoyne seizes Fort Ticonderoga in New York from American forces.
• 1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
• 1942 - Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in Amsterdam.
• 1944 -  Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of an Army bus and later faces a court-martial.
• 1944 - 168 people die and 700 are injured in a fire at an afternoon performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, CT.
• 1957 - Althea Gibson becomes the first black athlete to win a Wimbledon championship.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1747- Revolutionary War naval captain and short-term Portsmouth, NH resident John Paul Jones
• 1799 - Author Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill
• 1887 - Russian-French Artist Marc Chagall
• 1907 - Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo
• 1921 - First Lady Nancy Reagan
• 1925 - Singer-songwriter Bill Haley
• 1937 - Actor Ned Beatty
• 1946 - President George W. Bush
• 1946 - Actor Sylvester Stallone
• 1975 - Rapper 50 Cent
• 1979 - Comedian and actor  Kevin Hart

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Billy Halley and the Comets - Rock Around the Clock - LISTEN
• Styx - Come Sail Away -  LISTEN
• Blue Image - Ride Captain Ride - LISTEN
  
• Looking Glass - Brandy - LISTEN

NATIONAL PARK MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Chirachhua National Park, Arizona - GO

ICE CREAM MONTH RESOURCE OF THE DAY

Martha Speaks - Operation Ice Cream Game - DO

THEME: JOHN PAUL JONES

• Grades 1-5 - Liberty's Kids - Not Yet Begun to Fight (23:12) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12 - John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth, NH - READ 
• Grades 6-12 - U.S. Naval Academy - John Paul Jones -  READ
• Grades 6-12 - Naval History and Heritage Command - John Paul Jones - READ

THEME: MARC CHAGALL

• Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Marc Chagall (14:13) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Marc Chagall - I and the Village (14:08) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Marc Chagall - Russian Village (14:13) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Marc Chagall - Sun on the Village (14:08) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Marc Chagall - Paris Through the Window (14:24) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-3 - NHPBS Video - Reading Explorers - Marc Chagall - Fish on a Vintage Poster (14:12) - VIEW
• Grades 4-12  - Guggenheim Museum - Marc Chagall Collection - VIEW and READ
• Grades 4-12 -  Art Institute of Chicago - March Chagall - VIEW and READ
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - ArtPlus - Marc Chagall (7:13) - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - ArtWorks - Marc Chagall (26:48)  - VIEW

THEME: FRIDA KAHLO

• Grades 6-12 - Moma - Frida Kahlo - VIEW AND READ
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - How Kahlo's Signature Style Honored Her Heritage and Queerness (5:28) - VIEW
  
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video -  Becoming Frida Kahlo Series - VIEW

THEME: GEORGE W. BUSH

• Grades 4-12 - PBS LearningMedia 60-second Presidents (1:18) - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - George W. Bush - READ
• Grades 8-12 - NHPBS Video - American Experience George W. Bush - Chapter One (10:00) - VIEW

WATCH

NH EXPLORE - 11.2 Comcast (11/801) More Options

SPY IN THE OCEAN: A NATURE MINISERIES - Deep Trouble 
Saturday, 7/06 from 11 am-12 pm NH EXPLORE
Spy creatures showcase the challenges of ocean life. From a baby whale in danger and marine iguanas battling storms to a mantis shrimp's knockout punch, the spies are never far from trouble. NATURE Streaming Video

NH WORLD - 11.3 More Options

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - Jesse Owens 
Saturday, 7/6 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the front of a bus. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Streaming Video

INDEPENDENT LENS - Outta the Muck 
Saturday, 7/06 from 9-10:30 pm NH WORLD
"Outta the Muck" wades into the rich soil of Pahokee, a rural Florida town. Beyond sending over a dozen players to the NFL, Pahokee, a rural town on the banks of Lake Okeechobee, possesses a legacy of resilience and achievement in the face of great storms and personal trauma. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video

Pressroom Contact

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